Title: WordPress search bug
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# WordPress search bug

 *  [simonnicol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonnicol/)
 * (@simonnicol)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-search-bug/)
 * Def a bug.
 * I’m in the admin dashboard, then view Posts. On the right hand side there’s a
   search box. Type anything in there and click search.
 * You’ll get your results – super.
 * Now try viewing all your posts again – nothing. You get the same results as your
   first search. The search terms, rules, filters will not update no matter what
   you try.
 * The only way around this bug is to re-upload your WordPress install.
 * Not exactly ideal.
 * Any admins/mods with any ideas?

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 *  [Captain Theme](https://wordpress.org/support/users/captaintheme/)
 * (@captaintheme)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-search-bug/#post-5083915)
 * Hey Simon,
 * I’ll just let you know that is not a bug with WordPress itself, but perhaps just
   an issue you’re having on your site.
 * I’d be happy to help you if you could post a little bit more information and 
   some screenshots etc. showing the problem that’s happening.
 * Please let me know! Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [simonnicol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonnicol/)
 * (@simonnicol)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-search-bug/#post-5083920)
 * Ooh super. I didn’t think wp.org would allow screenshots?..
 *  Thread Starter [simonnicol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonnicol/)
 * (@simonnicol)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-search-bug/#post-5083921)
 * Doh! Silly me I’ll just pop in a link to the image.
 *  Thread Starter [simonnicol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonnicol/)
 * (@simonnicol)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-search-bug/#post-5083924)
 * Strangely it didn’t happen the first time having just tried it after re-uploading
   a fresh copy of WP. Basically I’m on this screen
 * All my posts are visible. But then type something in the search box like this:
 * And the search results are correctly displayed. But this is the kicker. Try it
   again with a different search term. Maybe try to change the filter to a different
   post category – and the search results stay the same!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [simonnicol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonnicol/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-search-bug/#post-5083924)
 * Status: not resolved

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