fix: store search with meta query

includes/REST/StoreController.php

@@ -239,6 +239,23 @@ public function get_stores( $request ) {
         $args = apply_filters( 'dokan_rest_get_stores_args', $args, $request );
 
         $stores       = dokan()->vendor->get_vendors( $args );
+
+        // if no stores found in then we are searching again with meta value. here need to remove search and search_columns, because with this args meta_query is not working
+        if ( ! count( $stores ) ) {
+            unset( $args['search'] );
+            unset( $args['search_columns'] );
+
+            $args['meta_query'] = [
+                [
+                    'key'     => 'dokan_store_name',
+                    'value'   => sanitize_text_field( $params['search'] ),
+                    'compare' => 'LIKE',
+                ],
+            ];
+
+            $stores = dokan()->vendor->get_vendors( $args );
+        }
+
         $data_objects = [];
 
         foreach ( $stores as $store ) {