Beskrivelse
WordPress’s built-in search box only checks post titles and content — there’s no way to filter the post list by a custom field, a taxonomy term, or a date range without writing PHP. Arcanum Admin Query Filters fixes that.
It adds an Advanced Filters box to the post and page list screens where you build a query visually: pick a field, pick an operator, pick a value, and combine as many conditions as you need with AND/OR logic.
Filter by:
- Custom fields (postmeta) — string, number, boolean, or date comparisons. Works with fields from ACF, Meta Box, Pods, Custom Field Suite, or any plugin that stores postmeta — Arcanum Admin Query Filters reads the field name and value directly, not the plugin that created it.
- Taxonomies — categories, tags, and any custom taxonomy
- Publish date and modification date — exact dates or relative ranges like “in the last 7 days”
- Post author, status, slug, and parent
Conditions can be grouped and combined with AND/OR logic, matching the reading order of the toggles in the UI. Every filter you build is reflected in the URL, so a filtered view can be bookmarked or shared with a teammate instead of rebuilt from scratch.
Built for site admins and support teams
If you manage a site with hundreds or thousands of posts — products, listings, applications, events — tagged with custom fields and taxonomies, Arcanum Admin Query Filters lets you answer questions like “which posts have featured = true AND expires_on before next week” directly from the post list, without touching the database.
Developer-friendly
The filter UI and its REST endpoints are restricted to users with the manage_options capability. Developers can extend the field list via the ba_search_dropdown_options filter, and supply matching values and query logic via ba_search_get_values and ba_search_build_condition.
Source code and issue tracker: GitHub
Future Features
Ideas being considered for future releases:
- Saved filters — name and store a filter combination for one-click reuse, instead of relying on bookmarking the URL
- Export matching results to CSV
- Extend advanced filtering to the users and comments list screens
Skærmbilleder
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/arcanum-admin-query-filtersdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
- Go to Posts (or any post-type list screen) and click “Advanced Filters” to build a filter.
FAQ
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Does this work with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)?
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Yes. Arcanum Admin Query Filters filters by the underlying postmeta key and value, so any field created with ACF works out of the box — no configuration needed.
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Does this work with Pods, Meta Box, or other custom field plugins?
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Yes. The same applies to Pods, Meta Box, Custom Field Suite, or any plugin that stores its data as postmeta.
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Can I filter using a meta query, like WP_Query’s meta_query?
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Yes. Each condition you build in the Advanced Filters box maps to a meta query clause under the hood — operators like Equals, Contains, Greater Than, and Between are combined with AND/OR the same way you’d nest a
meta_queryarray in code. -
Who can use the filter box?
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Only users with the
manage_optionscapability (administrators, by default) see the filter box and can query it. -
Does this replace the normal search box?
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No. It adds a separate, structured filter box alongside the existing search box and list table views.
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Does this slow down my site?
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No. The filter box and its REST endpoints only load on the admin post/page list screens for users with the
manage_optionscapability — there’s no frontend footprint.
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Ændringslog
1.0.2
- Shortened the short description to fit the plugin directory’s 150-character limit.
1.0.1
- Refined readme tags for better plugin directory search relevance.
1.0.0
- Initial release.