Question: Can I Search My Posts and Pages?

Difficulty Level: Super-Easy

Answer: Yup! You sure can.

One of the things I didn’t like at first about using a CMS like WordPress is that I didn’t think I could search the pages of a website like I can using a traditional HTML-based builder such as Dreamweaver. But, au contraire! I recently discovered that you can search within pages and posts, and it’s really easy.

(It’s also one of what I call my “duh” moments… Like, it was staring me in the face all that time and I never noticed it. But anyway.)

Here’s how…

Step 1:

Log into your dashboard.

Step 2:

On the left-hand side of your dashboard, click on either “Posts” or “Pages” (depending on which one you want to search).

Step 3:

From that menu, click on “Edit.”

Step 4:

Look on the top right-hand side of your screen, just under the dark gray bar that has that whole “Howdy, (username) | Turbo | Log Out” stuff.

Step 5:

Find the search box with the button next to it that says “Search Posts” or “Search Pages.”

Step 6:

Type in the text you’re looking for, and WP will serve you up a list of posts or pages that contain it!