I want the native WordPress search input to search metadata in addition to its standard title and content search, however setting a `meta_query` adds an `AND` clause to the request when what I need is an `OR`. My function: function search_faqs_metadata($query) { if(!is_admin() && $query->is_main_query()) { if($query->is_search) { $query->set('meta_query', array(array( 'key' => '_faqs', 'value' => $query->query_vars['s'], 'compare' => 'LIKE' ))); } } } add_action('pre_get_posts', 'search_faqs_metadata'); The problem is the query it generates: SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.ID FROM wp_posts INNER JOIN wp_postmeta ON (wp_posts.ID = wp_postmeta.post_id) WHERE 1=1 AND ( ( (wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%foobar%') OR (wp_posts.post_content LIKE '%foobar%') ) ) AND (wp_posts.post_password = '') AND wp_posts.post_type IN ('post', 'page', 'attachment') AND (wp_posts.post_status = 'publish') AND ( //I need this to be an OR! (wp_postmeta.meta_key = '_faqs' AND CAST(wp_postmeta.meta_value AS CHAR) LIKE '%foobar%') ) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%foobar%' DESC, wp_posts.post_date DESC LIMIT 0, 10 So I don't get a match unless the post title/content **AND** the metadata match the search term. I understand there is a `relation` parameter for the `meta_query` but it only works when comparing multiple metadata values. Currently I'm running `str_replace()` on the final query to change the last `AND` into an `OR`. I chose this method is because, while hacky, it is lean on the amount of code I need to add for this adjustment to succeed: function search_where_or_metadata($where) { if(is_search()) { global $wp_query; $new_where = $where; $new_where = str_replace('AND ( (wp_postmeta.meta_key', 'OR ( (wp_postmeta.meta_key', $where); return $new_where; } return $where; } add_filter('posts_where', 'search_where_or_metadata'); Is there a better way to change that final `AND` into an `OR`?