How to Limit WordPress Search Results to Post Titles?

This code modifies WordPress’s default search functionality to only return posts where the search term is found in the post titles, excluding results based on content, excerpts, or other fields.

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function ts_search_by_title( $search, $wp_query ) {
if ( ! empty( $search ) && ! empty( $wp_query->query_vars['search_terms'] ) ) {
global $wpdb;
$q = $wp_query->query_vars;
$n = ! empty( $q['exact'] ) ? '' : '%';
$search = array();
foreach ( ( array ) $q['search_terms'] as $term )
$search[] = $wpdb->prepare( "$wpdb->posts.post_title LIKE %s", $n . $wpdb->esc_like( $term ) . $n );
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() )
$search[] = "$wpdb->posts.post_password = ''";
$search = ' AND ' . implode( ' AND ', $search );
}
return $search;
}
add_filter( 'posts_search', 'ts_search_by_title', 10, 2 );
function ts_search_by_title( $search, $wp_query ) { if ( ! empty( $search ) && ! empty( $wp_query->query_vars['search_terms'] ) ) { global $wpdb; $q = $wp_query->query_vars; $n = ! empty( $q['exact'] ) ? '' : '%'; $search = array(); foreach ( ( array ) $q['search_terms'] as $term ) $search[] = $wpdb->prepare( "$wpdb->posts.post_title LIKE %s", $n . $wpdb->esc_like( $term ) . $n ); if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) $search[] = "$wpdb->posts.post_password = ''"; $search = ' AND ' . implode( ' AND ', $search ); } return $search; } add_filter( 'posts_search', 'ts_search_by_title', 10, 2 );
function ts_search_by_title( $search, $wp_query ) {
    if ( ! empty( $search ) && ! empty( $wp_query->query_vars['search_terms'] ) ) {
        global $wpdb;

        $q = $wp_query->query_vars;
        $n = ! empty( $q['exact'] ) ? '' : '%';

        $search = array();

        foreach ( ( array ) $q['search_terms'] as $term )
            $search[] = $wpdb->prepare( "$wpdb->posts.post_title LIKE %s", $n . $wpdb->esc_like( $term ) . $n );

        if ( ! is_user_logged_in() )
            $search[] = "$wpdb->posts.post_password = ''";

        $search = ' AND ' . implode( ' AND ', $search );
    }

    return $search;
}

add_filter( 'posts_search', 'ts_search_by_title', 10, 2 );