Title: Use basic WordPress Search on backend Last modified: January 8, 2020 --- # Use basic WordPress Search on backend * Resolved [ratherthanrunning](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ratherthanrunning/) * (@ratherthanrunning) * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-basic-wordpress-search-on-backend/) * I have several custom post types. When looking at them on the backend, the standard WordPress Search doesn’t return any results. I read through many forum posts but it seems they all reference searching on the frontend. I just want to search through my custom post types and see if the one I want to add already exists before I add it. * Basically, as I look at my list (for example one of my custom post types is “ Artists”), I want to be able to use the search box in the upper right, enter the name of an artist, click the “Search Artists” button, and have it return results. * Do I have to install something to make this work? * Thank you. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Thread Starter [ratherthanrunning](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ratherthanrunning/) * (@ratherthanrunning) * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-basic-wordpress-search-on-backend/#post-12305193) * Also, I have this same setup on another website (same server) and the backend search works just fine on all my custom post types. I checked the settings for each Pods installation and they are the same except a few plugins are different as follows: * Site where search doesn’t work: Currently Active Plugins: * Child Theme Configurator: 2.5.2 Classic Editor: 1.5 CMB2: 2.6.0 Compress JPEG& PNG images: 3.2.1 Contact Form 7: 5.1.6 Custom Facebook Feed Pro Developer: 3.10.4 Envato Market: 2.0.3 Essential Grid: 2.3.6 flickrRSS: 5.3.1 Get The Image: 1.1.0 Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights: 7.10.2 iThemes Sync: 2.1.0 MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: 4.7.4 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields: 2.7.16.2 Say What?: 1.9.1 Simple Image Sizes: 3.2.1 Simple Share Buttons Adder: 7.6.21 Slider Revolution: 6.1.5 The Events Calendar: 4.9.13 The Events Calendar PRO: 4.7.10 The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block PRO: 2.12 U-Design Core: 1.0.0 Wordfence Security: 7.4.2 WP-PageNavi: 2.93.1 WP125: 1.5.4 WPBakery Page Builder: 6.1 Yoast SEO: 12.8 * Site where search works: Currently Active Plugins: * Akismet Anti-Spam: 4.1.3 Child Theme Configurator: 2.5.2 Classic Editor: 1.5 CMB2: 2.6.0 Compress JPEG & PNG images: 3.2.1 Enhanced Media Library: 2.7.2 Envato Market: 2.0.3 Essential Grid: 2.3.6 Get The Image: 1.1.0 Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights: 7.10.2 iThemes Sync: 2.1.0 Max Mega Menu: 2.7.3 Ninja Forms: 3.4.22 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields: 2.7.16.2 Simple:Press: 5.7.5.3 Slider Revolution: 6.1.5 U-Design Core: 1.0.0 Wordfence Security: 7.4.2 WP-PageNavi: 2.93.1 WPBakery Page Builder: 6.1 WP Content Copy Protection (Pro Edition): 1.6.4 * Plugin Author [Jory Hogeveen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keraweb/) * (@keraweb) * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-basic-wordpress-search-on-backend/#post-12361162) * Same answer as the at the other topic. I think this might be a plugin conflict. * Could to try to disable all plugins except Pods and see if the issue persists? In a live site I’d advice you to do this with the troubleshooter plugin: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/) * Cheers, Jory * Plugin Contributor [Jim True](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimtrue/) * (@jimtrue) * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-basic-wordpress-search-on-backend/#post-12414705) * Same as last ticket. We have to assume the issue has resolved itself as its been 2 weeks with no further comment. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Use basic WordPress Search on backend’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/pods/assets/icon.svg?rev=3286397) * [Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pods/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pods/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pods/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pods/reviews/) ## Tags * [wordpress search](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wordpress-search/) * 3 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Jim True](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimtrue/) * Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-basic-wordpress-search-on-backend/#post-12414705) * Status: resolved