CodeFaeries QuickFind: Admin Search & Command Palette
by Long Watch Studio - Code Faeries
CodeFaeries QuickFind adds a search field to the admin bar, opened with Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on Mac). One query searches:
- Posts, pages and custom post types (drafts and scheduled posts included) you are allowed to edit
- Admin menu and submenu pages, filtered by your capabilities
- Installed plugins, jumping straight to each plugin’s settings page
- Core settings screens (administrators only)
It works alongside WordPress’s native Command Palette rather than replacing it: the palette runs commands and navigates; QuickFind searches your actual content, plugins and settings. When the native palette is present, QuickFind automatically uses Ctrl+Shift+K so the two never collide.
Results are grouped, keyboard-navigable (arrows + Enter) and respect user capabilities everywhere.
Settings
Settings QuickFind:
- Enable or disable each search source
- Restrict which post types are searched
- Maximum results per group, minimum query length, typing delay
- Choose the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+Shift+K, Alt+K, Ctrl+/ or disabled)
Screenshots
Search from the admin bar: posts and products matching your query, with the match highlighted.
Admin menu pages and installed plugins in one result list, navigated with the arrow keys.
Settings: choose the search sources and the post types to search.
Settings: result limit, minimum query length, typing delay and keyboard shortcut.