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Posts List: add ability to search posts on self-hosted sites
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[Type] Enhancement
Posts + Pages
Self-hosted
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
- Stars
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- 1.4k
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Description
Steps to reproduce:
- Switch to a WordPress.com or Jetpack site in the app.
- Look for a search icon near top right in the following locations.
- Go to My Site > Blog Posts.
- Go to My Site > Site Pages.
- Switch to a self-hosted non-Jetpack site in the app.
- Look for a search icon near top right in the following locations.
- Go to My Site > Blog Posts.
- Go to My Site > Site Pages.
Result: search is available for posts/pages in WordPress.com/Jetpack sites and search is available for pages in self-hosted sites but search is not available for posts in self-hosted sites.
| Post List WP.com | Search Results | Page List WP.com | Post List Self-hosted with Search option missing | Page List Self-hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tested with WPAndroid 15.3 on Pixel 3 Android 10.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source files or tests are named. Start by comparing the post-list and page-list flows for self-hosted and WordPress.com/Jetpack sites, then verify that self-hosted post search is available and returns matching posts.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin, wordpress
- Domain
- mobile, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100