Full-text search is available at every level (forum index, room, thread page).
PHP API
php$result = OF_Search::search('doctrine of grace', [
'room_id' => 5,
'thread_type' => 'discussion',
'author_id' => 0,
'date_from' => '2025-01-01',
'date_to' => '2025-12-31',
'page' => 1,
'per_page' => 20,
]);
// Returns:
// [
// 'results' => [['id', 'title', 'excerpt', 'url', 'date', 'author', 'type'], ...],
// 'total' => 42,
// 'max_pages' => 3,
// ]
Search results include <mark> tags around matching terms for keyword highlighting.
REST API
GET /wp-json/oforum/v1/search?q=keyword&room_id=5&page=1
Frontend live search
The forum index and room pages include a live search box (#of-search-input) that calls the REST API after 300ms debounce and renders results in #of-search-results.