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search posts by post author name

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I want to make a search page, offering search functionalities by: 1) word 2) tag 3) category 4) author Can you recommend any technique, any guideline as per how to tackle this?
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How can I include author archive pages in the default search results? For example if I have an author name Billy Joe and I type his name into the search box a link to his author archive would ...
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Is it possible to search authors by profile field?

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Extend WordPress search to include user search

There is many a WordPress plugin out there that enhances WordPress search but I have yet to find a plugin that will add user search. Search Everything used to have the functionality but was removed ...
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Possible to search by author name with default WordPress search function?

I realize improving WordPress's search function is a huge can of worms, but the ONLY additional thing I need it to do is to show results when I search for an author's name. For example, if we have an ...
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Restrict Search Results to Post Author

Is there a way to restrict search results to only those posted by the logged in user? I have a front-end form the user fills out. Every user has a front-end dashboard and is able edit their own ...