--- title: "How to Search Specific Custom Post Types in Elementor?" url: https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-specific-custom-post-types-in-elementor/ date: 2023-09-13 modified: 2026-09-28 lang: en author: "Aditya Sharma" description: "A site with several custom post types - Events, Team Members, Portfolio items - usually wants its search to cover only some of them, not every post type at once...." image: https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/How-to-Search-Specific-Custom-Post-Types-in-Elementor_-1024x536.jpg word_count: 205 --- # How to Search Specific Custom Post Types in Elementor? ## - Search Bar widget’s Select Type control is a multi-select, so it searches any combination of registered post types together, including Events, Team Members, and Portfolio items. - The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro requires Elementor (free) installed and active, plus one or more custom post types with published entries, before the Search Bar widget works. - The Plus Addons > Widgets panel includes Search Bar as a Pro widget, and its Source stays set to Post while Select Type chooses the specific post type(s) to include. A site with several custom post types - Events, Team Members, Portfolio items - usually wants its search to cover only some of them, not every post type at once. The Search Bar widget's **Select Type** control is a multi-select, so any combination of registered post types can be searched together. For the full settings tour of the **Search Bar** widget, see [Search Bar Widget Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-bar-widget-settings-overview/). ***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.*** [LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-builder/ajax-search-bar/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text) ## Before You Start - **Prerequisite:** [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/) (free) installed and active.- **Edition:** Search Bar is a **Pro** widget - it requires The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro to be installed and active.- **Widget to enable:** go to **The Plus Addons > Widgets**, search for **Search Bar** and turn its toggle on.- One or more custom post types with published entries. ## Steps Add the Search Bar widget, keep **Source** set to **Post**, then set **Select Type** to the specific post type(s) you want included. ![Select Type multi-select listing custom post types](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/search-bar-select-type-multi-cpt.webp) ## Settings Overview | Setting | What it does | Default | | ------- | ------------ | ------- | | Select Type | Multi-select of which post types to search. | Post | ## Related Docs - [How to Only Search WooCommerce Products in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/only-search-woocommerce-products-in-elementor/)- [How to Search Custom Post Types by Custom Taxonomy in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-custom-post-types-by-custom-taxonomy-in-elementor/) ## Frequently Asked Questions **Q: What do I need before I can search only specific custom post types in Elementor?** A: The setup depends on three basics: Elementor is installed and active, The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro is installed and active, and the Search Bar widget is enabled under The Plus Addons > Widgets. You also need one or more custom post types with published entries, because the widget can only search content that already exists. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH provides the Search Bar widget as a Pro feature, so the free plugin alone is not enough. **Q: How do I limit Elementor search to just one or two custom post types?** A: The key control is Select Type in the Search Bar widget. Keep Source set to Post, then choose the specific post type or post types you want included. That control is multi-select, so you are not locked into a single content type. This matters when a site has Events, Team Members, and Portfolio items but only wants some of them searchable. The Plus Addons for Elementor makes that filtering happen inside the Elementor editor without code. **Q: Can I search multiple custom post types at the same time?** A: The Search Bar widget supports multiple post types in one search because Select Type is a multi-select control. That means you can combine any registered post types instead of forcing visitors to search each content type separately. This is useful when related content lives in different post types but should still feel like one search experience. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH exposes that behavior directly in the widget settings. **Q: Why isn’t my custom post type showing up in the search results?** A: The usual cause is that the post type was not selected in Select Type, or it does not have published entries yet. The widget searches only the post types you include after setting Source to Post, so anything left out will stay invisible to search. Another common miss is forgetting to enable the Search Bar widget under The Plus Addons > Widgets. If a type has no published content, there is nothing for the search bar to return. **Q: Is there a way to search only WooCommerce products instead of all posts?** A: A separate guide covers that exact use case: [How to Only Search WooCommerce Products in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/only-search-woocommerce-products-in-elementor/). That matters because product-only search is a different filter goal than general custom post type search. If your site mixes products with other content, narrowing the search scope keeps results cleaner and more relevant for shoppers. **Q: Where can I see all Search Bar widget settings before changing anything?** A: The full settings tour is in [Search Bar Widget Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-bar-widget-settings-overview/). That overview helps because this tutorial only focuses on narrowing search to specific custom post types, while the widget has other controls beyond Select Type and Source. For a live example of how it behaves in practice, there is also a [LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-builder/ajax-search-bar/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text).