Search Exclude HTML Tags
Makes the built-in search ignore HTML tags in post content.
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·30 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, Search Exclude HTML Tags is a WordPress search plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: String locator.
5/51 reviews
30active installs
2.4K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
This plugin makes the WordPress built-in search ignore HTML tags in post content.
By default, the WordPress built-in search considers HTML tags in post content to be searchable content. This behaviour often yields unexpected results. For example, a search for the keyword “strong” returns posts with any <strong> tags in them, “title” returns posts with any HTML tags that have a title attribute (such as all the <img> tags that you insert via the post editor media buttons)… and so on.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial version.
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