Create a WordPress Template 1

Add these 2 functions to your [login to view URL] function search_excerpt_highlight() { $excerpt = get_the_excerpt(); $keys = implode('|', explode(' ', get_search_query())); $excerpt = preg_replace('/(' . $keys .')/iu', '<strong class="search-highlight">\0</strong>', $excerpt); echo '<p>' . $excerpt . '</p>'; } function search_title_highlight() { $title = get_the_title(); $keys = implode('|', explode(' ', get_search_query())); $title = preg_replace('/(' . $keys .')/iu', '<strong class="search-highlight">\0</strong>', $title); echo $title; } Edit: To use the_content for your search results use the function below: function search_content_highlight() { $content = get_the_content(); $keys = implode('|', explode(' ', get_search_query())); $content = preg_replace('/(' . $keys .')/iu', '<strong class="search-highlight">\0</strong>', $content); echo '<p>' . $content . '</p>'; } In your loop or [login to view URL] file call <?php search_title_highlight(); ?> instead of <?php the_title(); ?> and use <?php search_excerpt_highlight(); ?>instead of <?php the_excerpt(); ?> In your css add the search-highlight class which will highlight all searched words in yellow. .search-highlight { background:#FFFF00 }