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SearchWP's Term Highlight Extension does not automatically highlight terms in Supplemental Search Engine results templates, but it is easy to implement highlight functionality.
<?php
// this snippet is based on SearchWP's sample Supplemental Search Engine results template found here:
// https://searchwp.com/docs/configuration/#supplemental
// **************************** NOTE ****************************
// this snippet is just a portion of your search results template
// **************************** NOTE ****************************
// these are the search terms
$query = isset( $_REQUEST['swpquery'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_REQUEST['swpquery'] ) : '';
$highlighter = false;
if( class_exists( 'SearchWP_Term_Highlight' ) ) {
$highlighter = new SearchWP_Term_Highlight();
}
?>
<?php foreach ( $posts as $post ): setup_postdata( $post ); ?>
<div class="post">
<h2>
<a href="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>">
<?php
// highlight the title
$title = get_the_title();
if( $highlighter ) {
$title = $highlighter->apply_highlight( $title, $query );
}
echo wp_kses_post( $title );
?>
</a>
</h2>
<?php
// output an excerpt
$excerpt = get_the_excerpt();
if( $highlighter ) {
$excerpt = $highlighter->apply_highlight( $excerpt, $query );
}
echo wp_kses_post( $excerpt );
?>
<div class="custom-field-content">
<?php
// output highlighted content from a Custom Field
$custom_field = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'my_custom_field_key', true );
if( $highlighter ) {
$custom_field = $highlighter->apply_highlight( $custom_field, $query );
}
echo wp_kses_post( $custom_field );
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
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