Title: plugin breaks admin post filters
Last modified: December 6, 2017

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# plugin breaks admin post filters

 *  [dpodwaln](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpodwaln/)
 * (@dpodwaln)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-admin-post-filters/)
 * The method SearchEverything::se_search_default() breaks filters in admin post
   edit page. It adds empty brackets to the query. The solution is to disable the
   plugin on the admin panel according to is_admin() check. Please fix this bug.

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 *  [Takis Bouyouris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nevma/)
 * (@nevma)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-admin-post-filters/#post-9863195)
 * Hello, there,
 * I have the same problem, as well. Admin post listing filters produce no posts
   when the plugin is active. The problems goes away when the plugin is deactivated.
 * I think [@dpodwaln](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpodwaln/) is right and
   the plugin should be amended, so that it only run in the front-end!
 * Cheers,
    Takis
 *  [Takis Bouyouris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nevma/)
 * (@nevma)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-admin-post-filters/#post-9863225)
 * Update:
 * Actually, to make things a little more detailed, it seems that the plugin is 
   somewhat confused by the free text search field, which becomes a url parameter
   like `?s=`. It is not very obvious but, although the free text search field has
   its own submit button, it is part of the same HTML form as the filters below 
   it. So, when one executes one of these searches, they actually execute them both
   combined!
 * Anyway, if the user executes the filter search with an empty free text search
   field, then the corresponding url parameter is an empty `?s=`, which in turn 
   results into what [@dpodwaln](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpodwaln/) 
   explained earlier.
 * Also, if the free text search field has some value, then the whole search/filter
   process is actually executed correctly. Now, I do not really know if the plugin
   is supposed to run in the admin in the first place, but all this certainly is
   problematic.
 * Hope this helps!
 * Cheers,
    Takis

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 * Last reply from: [Takis Bouyouris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nevma/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-admin-post-filters/#post-9863225)
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