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Change the search field requests to the database from GET to POST
3 replies · Started by Domenico on January 26, 2023
Hello.
I would like to change the method in which requests to the database are handled when doing a search from the search field. Generatepress manages requests using the GET method and every time a search is performed a page is generated with this url: nomesito.it/?s=term-searched
Also you create a page with searched term h1
This for me is a problem because it is exposed to attacks by negative seo.
Can you help me change the method of handling database requests from the lookup field from GET to POST?
Furthermore, I would like the page with the result to always have the same url: sitename/page-result.
I would like to be able to insert a php code via WP Codebox which I have already installed as a plugin.
Or with Advanced Script or whatever.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Hi Domenico,
Try this PHP filter for GP's navigation search:
add_filter('generate_navigation_search_output', function() {
printf(
'<form method="post" class="search-form navigation-search" action="%1$s">
<input type="search" class="search-field" value="%2$s" name="s" title="%3$s" />
</form>',
esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ),
esc_attr( get_search_query() ),
esc_attr_x( 'Search', 'label', 'generatepress' )
);
});Works great!
Thank you so much Ying!
No Problem, glad to help :)