How can I customize the Mac to recognize common web design file types such as PHP, ASP and WordPress back ups (.wpress)
Without it I can’t search by Kind - The file type always shows as the generic “file” or “document”.
MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, macOS High Sierra (10.13.1), Mac Mail
If you use the search in Finder (⌘F), or the search field of a Finder window, then you’ll have a few more options, including searching for a specific file extension (suffix). You may add ‘file extension’ to the menu list, if you use that search criteria often. You can even save the search, so the dynamic results will always be one click away.
kind:PHP Document or kind:php for short.
kind:source +.asp, or just name:.asp
name:.wpress
None of the above require any changes to Spotlight.
In the Terminal, runmdls foo.wpress | grep "kMDItemKind" to see what name string you can use with the kind operator.
Randy Zeitman wrote:
How can I customize the Mac to recognize common web design file types such as PHP, ASP and WordPress back ups (.wpress)
Without it I can’t search by Kind - The file type always shows as the generic “file” or “document”.
See this Apple kb for more info:
macOS Sierra and High Sierra: Narrow your searches in Spotlight and Finder
Without it I can’t ***SORT*** by Kind - The file type always shows as the generic “file” or “document”.
(The Searching method is not useful because it's not dynamic. You can't save a PHP search for the entire Mac and then narrow the search ... or sort by the specific file type.
Your method is almost perfect but you can't narrow a Saved Search ... the "+" is not available to specify name-starts with: ... for example.
Can I customize Spotlight file types?
