Title: Should this search nested fields?
Last modified: September 30, 2018

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# Should this search nested fields?

 *  [haydnjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haydnjames/)
 * (@haydnjames)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-this-search-nested-fields/)
 * Hi,
 * The search seems to pick up ACF fields that are not nested only.
 * Any content inside a flexible content field, or inside a repeater field, is being
   ignored.
 * Is there is a solution this problem?

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 *  Plugin Author [Mateusz Gbiorczyk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateuszgbiorczyk/)
 * (@mateuszgbiorczyk)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-this-search-nested-fields/#post-10738230)
 * Hi [@haydnjames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haydnjames/),
 * Thank you for contact. I will try to help you. I need some information from you:
 * **1.** Screenshot of edit page of post you want to find.
    **2.** Screenshot of
   edit Field Groups for your post. **3.** Screenshot of settings page of plugin.**
   4.** Screenshot of plugins list in your WordPress. **5.** Information about your
   version of WP and PHP. **6.** Make this change in plugin code, then try to search
   for post and copy query that will be displayed: [https://gbiorczyk.pl/img/8jYkbzF.png](https://gbiorczyk.pl/img/8jYkbzF.png)**
   7.** Make query in database _(set your prefix and enter ID of post you want to
   find)_ and send me resultat: `SELECT * FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id = 100`
 * Thank you in advance!
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by [Mateusz Gbiorczyk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateuszgbiorczyk/).
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by [Mateusz Gbiorczyk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateuszgbiorczyk/).

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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Mateusz Gbiorczyk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateuszgbiorczyk/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-this-search-nested-fields/#post-10738230)
 * Status: not resolved