limit wordpress search to title
// Place this in function.php
function search_by_title( $search, $wp_query ) {
if ( ! empty( $search ) && ! empty( $wp_query->query_vars['search_terms'] ) ) {
global $wpdb;
$q = $wp_query->query_vars;
$n = ! empty( $q['exact'] ) ? '' : '%';
$search = array();
foreach ( ( array ) $q['search_terms'] as $term )
$search[] = $wpdb->prepare( "$wpdb->posts.post_title LIKE %s", $n . $wpdb->esc_like( $term ) . $n );
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() )
$search[] = "$wpdb->posts.post_password = ''";
$search = ' AND ' . implode( ' AND ', $search );
}
return $search;
}
$args = array(
's' => 'search string',
'numberposts' => 5,
'offset' => 0,
'category' => 0,
'orderby' => 'post_date',
'order' => 'DESC',
'post_type' => 'post',
'post_status' => 'publish',
'suppress_filters' => true);
add_filter( 'posts_search', 'search_by_title', 10, 2 );
$recent_posts = wp_get_recent_posts($args, ARRAY_A);
remove_filter( 'posts_search', 'search_by_title', 500 );