We find we often install a couple of extra plugins when using CultureObject. You may have your own favourites, but try these if not:
- Relevanssi enables you to set up search across custom fields – which means you can then search all the metadata which has been ingested by Culture Object. You can also set up advanced searches – so for instance query data where custom field 1 = A and custom field 2 = B…
- WP-PageNavi is a simple way of enabling paging across custom post types.