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Add Search to anywhere on page!
9 replies · Started by Tom on September 26, 2022
Hi all,
I've looked around the forum for the answer to this but I can't find anything (I may of missed it though!)
I would like to add search to a top bar I've created with GP and GB, but the GP search function seems to be only available if you have a navigation menu set up. The top bar I've created doesn't have any navigation menus in it. It consists of social media icons and a phone number. I wanted to add a search function as well to the top bar.
I'm sorry if this has already been answered before!
Many Thanks
Hi Sy,
One approach is to go to Appearance > Widgets > Top Bar, and add a WordPress Search Block there. You may also do this in Appearance > Customize > Widgets > Top bar.
Thank you for the super quick reply! Sorry, I should of mentioned, I've created the top bar in Elements > Block > Hook > generate_before_header. Would that still work?
Thanks
In that case, you can add the search block into your generate_before_header hook element.
Thank you for your reply Ying, But, I mean the GP search magnifying glass not the WP native search block as it doesn't look that good!
Thanks!
Add this PHP snippet:
function portable_func($atts, $content = null) {
ob_start();
do_action('portable_hook');
return ob_get_clean();
}
add_shortcode('portable-hook-shortcode', 'portable_func');
add_action( 'wp', function() {
if ( 'enable' === generate_get_option( 'nav_search' ) ) {
remove_action( 'generate_menu_bar_items', 'generate_do_navigation_search_button' );
add_action( 'portable_hook', 'generate_do_navigation_search_button' );
remove_action( 'generate_inside_navigation', 'generate_navigation_search' );
add_action( 'portable_hook', 'generate_navigation_search' );
}
}, 20 );
Adding PHP: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/#code-snippets
Then add this Shortcode in your Element through a Shortcode Block - [portable-hook-shortcode]
Thank you for providing the code. I added the PHP to Code Snippets and activated it then added a Shortcode block to the page but nothing appears, have I missed something out somewhere?
Thanks
Can you make sure the navigation search is enabled at customizer > layout > primary navigation?
Excellent! Thank you
No problem :)