[Resolved] Search not working

[Scott]

Dunno if this is a theme issue or a WP issue. But the ONLY search that works is the Woocommerce Product Search block and ONLY returns products. No other search block returns anything at all and just leads to a 404 page (which ironically has a search feature that also returns nothing). The navigation search thing also returns nothing.

/wp-content/themes/generatepress/assets/js/menu.min.js
/wp-content/themes/generatepress/assets/js/navigation-search.min.js
/wp-content/gp-premium/menu-plus/functions/js/offside.min.js

have all been excluded from WP-Rocket optimizations.

So I can search products … but Pages & Posts are not searched.

[Ying]

hi there,

I just tested the search2 link you attached, and it works normally.

Have you tried testing it on another device?

Let me know!

[Scott]

No I haven’t but I will and report back.

[Scott]

Doesn’t work on a different device or different web connection.

[Ying]

Can you disable all plugins except Woo and GP Premium?

If you are using a child theme, can you switch to the parent theme?

Let me know how it goes.

[Scott]

I found the issue. It’s this code snippet used to hide a product category from search results.

/* Remove Product Category from Search */
function remove_cat_from_search ( $q ) {
   if (!is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() && $q->is_search()) {
       $q->set( 'post_type', array( 'product' ) );
       $tax_query = (array) $q->get( 'tax_query' );
    $tax_query[] = array(
           'taxonomy' => 'product_cat',
           'field' => 'slug',
           'terms' => array( 'castlerockrehab','medicalsolutions' ), //no t-shirts in search
           'operator' => 'NOT IN'
    );
    $q->set( 'tax_query', $tax_query );
    
    }
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'remove_cat_from_search' );

which really sucks as I need this functionality 😔

[Fernando]

Hi Scott,

To clarify, do you also want Posts to appear aside from Products when searching?

[Scott]

Ideally posts, pages, and products is what I’d prefer.

[Fernando]

Can you try replacing the code you have with this?:

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $query ) {
  if( ! is_admin() && is_search() && $query->is_main_query() ) {
    $query->set( 'post_type', array( 'page', 'post', 'product' ) );
    $tax_query = (array) $query->get( 'tax_query' );
    $tax_query[] = array(
           'taxonomy' => 'product_cat',
           'field' => 'slug',
           'terms' => array( 'castlerockrehab','medicalsolutions' ), //no t-shirts in search
           'operator' => 'NOT IN'
    );
    $query->set( 'tax_query', $tax_query );
  }
} );

[Scott]

Like a charm. This isxwhy you guys and gals are the bestest!

[Fernando]

You’re welcome, Scott!

[Author]

Posts