The native WordPress search feature by default displays pages in the search results. The feature is meant for site-wide searches, but could be annoying to users who just want to display only the posts in the search results.
I have this small code snippet working for me from day one to exclude pages from the searches. It goes in the functions.php file of your WordPress theme:
function search_tweak( $query ) {
if( $query->is_search ) {
$query->set( 'post_type', 'post' );
}
return $query;
}
add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', 'search_tweak' );
Save the changed functions.php and make a few searches on your WordPress site. You won’t see any pages in the searches anymore.
If looking for a plugin to do that for you, Simply Exclude may help.
