Search Block query customization

Use this code snippet to filter the default WordPress search form (block version) for one or more post types as defined in the CSS classes area listed as post-type-XYZ

add_filter( 'render_block_core/search', function( $block_content, $block, $instance ) {

	// Require CSS Classes
	if( empty( $block['attrs']['className'] ) ) {
		return $block_content;
	}

	// Gather Post Types From Prefixed CSS Classes
	$post_types = [];
	foreach( explode( ' ', $block['attrs']['className'] ) as $class ) {

		if( strpos( $class, 'post-type-' ) !== false ) {
			$post_types[] = substr( $class, 10 );
		}

	}

	// Filter By Active Post Types On Site
	$post_types = array_filter( $post_types, 'post_type_exists' );

	// Require Matches To Proceed
	if( empty( $post_types ) ) {
		return $block_content;
	}

	// Append Hidden Form Field(s) To Search Form
	$hidden_fields = [];
	foreach( $post_types as $post_type ) {
		$hidden_fields[] = sprintf(
			'<input type="hidden" name="post_type[]" value="%s">',
			esc_attr( $post_type )
		);
	}
	return str_replace( '</form>', implode( $hidden_fields ) . '</form>', $block_content );

}, 10, 3 );

Instructions for Search Block query customization

  1. Log into a staging or locally hosted clone of your site.
  2. Install and activate Code Snippets plugin.
  3. WP Admin > Snippets > Add New
  4. Copy and paste the code from the section above.
  5. Check to ensure formatting came over properly.
  6. Customize the code as desired.
  7. Add a meaningful title.
  8. Select whether to run on front-end or back-end (or both).
  9. Click “Save and Activate”.
  10. Test your site to ensure it works.
  11. Disable if any problems, or recover.
  12. Repeat for live environment.

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License

All code snippets are licensed GPLv2 (or later) matching WordPress licensing.

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