Title: Is there a search function?
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# Is there a search function?

 *  [ckrauter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ckrauter/)
 * (@ckrauter)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-search-function-4/)
 * Can you search for specific members in the roster? Or is there no search function?

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 *  Plugin Author [Mark O’Donnell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markodonnell/)
 * (@markodonnell)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-search-function-4/#post-17796274)
 * I’m not sure I understand your question? Are you talking about the front end 
   or the back end? Which screens? For example, on the Manage Players admin screen
   you can search for a player in the search box and the top right side of the screen.
 *  Thread Starter [ckrauter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ckrauter/)
 * (@ckrauter)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-search-function-4/#post-17796278)
 * My bad for not being very specific. I mean a frontend search, like a search bar
   I could add to my site where users could search for a certain name in the roster.
   I’m trying to make a site with multiple pages for different sports teams at my
   school and searching a name would result in only displaying the name they searched
   for on the page. Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Mark O’Donnell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markodonnell/)
 * (@markodonnell)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-search-function-4/#post-17796300)
 * Short answer: not really
 * Longer answer: there are some options:
    1. If you use the player gallery (shortcode or taxonomy) for a team and you selecte
       a player, you get a player page like this one: [https://dev.shoalsummitsolutions.com/player/aaron-rodgers/?roster_type=college&team=cal-bears](https://dev.shoalsummitsolutions.com/player/aaron-rodgers/?roster_type=college&team=cal-bears)
       which has sort of a search box and the top left listing all the players on a
       team.
    2. If you use roster tables you can sort by number and name, which isn’t exactly
       a search but it could be useful [https://dev.shoalsummitsolutions.com/test-roster-plugin/](https://dev.shoalsummitsolutions.com/test-roster-plugin/)
    3. If you use roster tables 2 you can sort by all the data fields. [https://dev.shoalsummitsolutions.com/team-rosters-2/](https://dev.shoalsummitsolutions.com/team-rosters-2/)
 * It would not be hard to write a search function by team and player. Pretty easy
   really. I’ll add it to “the list”. When would you need such a thing?
 *  Thread Starter [ckrauter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ckrauter/)
 * (@ckrauter)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-search-function-4/#post-17798577)
 * I have some coding experience but only in Java, so I could try to write it myself
   too but I have no idea how to do it with WordPress in mind haha. I’m working 
   on making the site now, so I’d be able to use it asap, but I know you’re probably
   too busy to get to it for a while.
 *  Plugin Author [Mark O’Donnell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markodonnell/)
 * (@markodonnell)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-search-function-4/#post-17799826)
 * I have some time to do it. I’m looking at how to do it so it would be useful 
   to the larger user base. (In general a user who needs a feature contributes a
   bit for it, but nothing near the entire cost. In exchange for not paying the 
   full amount, the user doesn’t ask for any rights to the result. There have been
   users who pay for the whole thing and then want to own the result, but that’s
   rare.) Anyway, what are your thoughts on exactly what the search funtion would
   do. Pick a team (from a drop down list) then search for a player using a text
   box? Just a text box to search for a player? Then what would you see? A list 
   of players that match the search? Then what? You click on a player and see their
   bio page? 
   Let me know your thoughts.

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