Sitewide or product search show/hide using an icon

Shows and hides the search widget form by placing an icon in its place. Requires your theme or a Code Snippet loads the free Font Awesome icon library.

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', function() {

	wp_enqueue_script( 'jquery' );

	wp_add_inline_script( 'jquery', '

		jQuery( document ).ready( function( $ ) {

			$( "div.widget_search, div.widget_product_search" ).each( function() {
				$( this )
					.append(
						"<a href=\"#\" class=\"toggler\"><i class=\"fas fa-search\""
						+ " aria-label=\"Search\"></i></a>"
					)
					.find( "form" ).each( function() {
						$( this ).hide().addClass( "hidden" );
					} );
			} );

			$( "div.widget_search a.toggler, div.widget_product_search a.toggler" )
				.click( function() {
				$( this ).parent().find( "form" ).each( function() {
					if( $( this ).hasClass( "hidden" ) ) {
						$( this ).fadeIn().removeClass( "hidden" );
					} else {
						$( this ).fadeOut().addClass( "hidden" );
					}
				} );
			} );

		} );

	', 'after' );

} );

Instructions for Sitewide or product search show/hide using an icon

  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

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