Library filters: can I add to the list of metadata fields that I can search by?

Is it possible to add to the list of metadata fields that lightroom can search for images by?
I know about the 'Any searchable ... ' but that does now allow me to search for specific conditions -
I am using some of the IPTC fields as a way to classify images of mine for various purposes and would like to
do something like search for images where the iptc source field has a certain value while the instructions
fields has some other value. I do not think this is possible using the available tools.
So, I'd like to be able to add these fields to the menu of possible fields in Smart collections
of the library metadata filter.
So, am I missing something obvious? Can this be done?
Cheers,
Bonny

Hi Rob,
Thanks for this plug in - it's really great.
The fields I'm looking for are part of the IPTC fields, and since I'm entering them in LR, they're not part of the image,
and I assume not something that exiftool can find in the image. So unfortunately I do not think I can use this plugin
for the actual purpose I'm intending.
I'll shed some light on what I'm doing and therefore what I'm looking for:
I have a collection of images (of people) that I need to match names to.
I use some IPTC fields (that are otherwise useless for me) to store this data.
These fields are the "Job Identifier", "Instructions", "Creditline" and "Source" in the IPTC tagset.
At some point I then want to look for errors in the data entry, etc and so I need to search for various
values of those fields for validation purposes mainly.
I created a tagset using Jeffrey's plugin and it allows me to view and use only the info I'm after, but no searching.
Your plugin provides more complete functionality (tagset creation as well as the searchability). The only question
is how do I go about using your plugin to use the fields I'm using?
Cheers,
Bonny

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