How to Disable Search Feature in WordPress

Are you developing a WordPress website in which you don’t want to have the search features or don’t want to allow your website visitor’s to search anything on your website, then this tutorial is designed for you, keep your close attention in this post as I am going to share how to disable search features in WordPress.

This is very simple & easy you need to only add the below filters at the end of the wp-content/themes/your-theme-folder/functions.php file.

function fb_filter_query( $query, $error = true ) {
 
if ( is_search() ) {
$query->is_search = false;
$query->query_vars[s] = false;
$query->query[s] = false;
 
//If get any error
if ( $error == true )
  $query->is_404 = true;
}
}
 
add_action( 'parse_query', 'fb_filter_query' );

add_filter( 'get_search_form', create_function( '$a', "return null;" ) );

function fb_filter_query( $query, $error = true ) {

if ( is_search() ) {

$query->is_search = false;

$query->query_vars[s] = false;

$query->query[s] = false;

//If get any error

if ( $error == true )

$query->is_404 = true;

}

add_action( 'parse_query', 'fb_filter_query' );

add_filter( 'get_search_form', create_function( '$a', "return null;" ) );

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How to Disable Search Feature in WordPress

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