[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34211: Ability to specify fields WP_Query can search

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#34211: Ability to specify fields WP_Query can search
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 Reporter:  paulwilde    |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Query        |     Version:  4.4
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by lukecavanagh):

 So a search meta API then that you can define a meta key in WP_Query?

 Search plugins that create an index get around those limits by including
 the postmeta needed in the index.

 For example _SKU custom field in WooCommerce.

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