Control WordPress default search to search Post Meta, Categories, Tags or Custom Taxonomies via admin settings.
Admin can select meta keys to search in, also can control the behavior of search in post title or post content..
Install WP Extended Search from 'Plugins section in your dashboard ..
Download WP Extended Search and upload it to your webserver via your FTP application.
Activate the plugin and navigate to to choose your desired search settings...
I had problem with the default search and it searches by title but I needed plugin.
This plugin will be essential for you who need to create limits for the search on your site..
I needed to include tags, and custom taxonomies to be included in the stock wordpress search engine.
Browse the code, check out SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS...
Added feature to search in post author name.
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