SearchWP query

swp-query.php

<?php
// retrieve search variables from url
foreach ( $_GET as $key => $value ) {
	$$key = sanitize_text_field( $value );
}

// retrieve our search query if applicable
$query = isset( $_REQUEST['swpquery'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_REQUEST['swpquery'] ) : '';
// retrieve our pagination if applicable
$swppg = isset( $_REQUEST['swppg'] ) ? absint( $_REQUEST['swppg'] ) : 1;

$args = array(
	's'    => $s
	'page' => $swppg,
);

// If author has been selected include it in the search query
if ( isset( $a ) && $a != 'Select' ) {
	$value = str_replace( '+', ' ', $a );
	$args['meta_query'] = array( 
		array( 
			'key'     => 'author',
			'value'   => $a,
			'compare' => 'LIKE',
		),
	);
}

// If author has been selected include it in the search query
if ( isset( $p ) && $p != 'Select' ) {
	$term = strtolower( $p );
	$args['tax_query'] = array( 
		array( 
			'taxonomy' => 'pubcode',
			'field'    => 'slug',
			'terms'    => $term, 
		),
	);
}

// If dateto and datefrom has been selected include it in the search query
if ( $datefrom && $dateto ) {

	$datefrom = explode( '/', $datefrom );
	$dateto   = explode( '/', $dateto );

	$args['date_query'] = array(
		array(
			'after' => array(
				'year'  => $datefrom[2],
				'month' => $datefrom[1],
				'day'   => $datefrom[0],
			),
			'before' => array(
				'year'  => $dateto[2],
				'month' => $dateto[1],
				'day'   => $dateto[0],
			),
			'inclusive' => true,
		),
	);
}


/**
 * Use SearchWP's SWP_Query to perform a search using the default engine
 */

if ( class_exists( 'SWP_Query' ) && ! empty( $args['s'] ) ) {
	$query = new SWP_Query( $args);
} else {
	$query = new WP_Query( $args);
}

// set up pagination
$pagination = paginate_links( array(
	'format'  => '?swppg=%#%',
	'current' => $swppg,
	'total'   => $query->max_num_pages,
	'prev_text'    => __( '&laquo;' ),
	'next_text'    => __( '&raquo;' ),
) );

?>