How Do I Add a Search Form in My WordPress Search Shortcode?

Adding a search form to your WordPress site is easy. Just add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:

add_action(‘wp_search’, ‘my_search_form’);

To create the search form, you will first need to create a file called my_search_form.php. In this file, you will need to include the following code:

set_title(‘Search Form’); $form->set_description(‘Create a search form for your WordPress site’); $form->set_inputs_fields(‘title’, ‘description’); $form->set_buttons_fields(‘submit’, ‘cancel’); $form->set_hidden_fields(‘keywords’, ‘description’); $form->set_submit_button_text(‘Search’); $form->set_cancel_button_text(‘Cancel’); $form->set_output_field(‘result’, ‘WP_Query’); $form->set_output_type(‘text’); $form->set_return_format(‘html’); $form->set_return_template( ‘search_form.tpl’); } ?>

In the my_search_form.php file, you will need to create the WC_Search_Form object.

This object will allow you to set all of the form’s properties. The properties that you will need to set are as follows:.

title – The title of the search form

description – A description of the search form

inputs_fields – A list of fields that the user will be able to enter data into

buttons_fields – A list of fields that the user will be able to click on to submit the form

hidden_fields – A list of fields that the user will not be able to see

submit_button_text – The text that will be displayed on the submit button

cancel_button_text – The text that will be displayed on the cancel button

result – The name of the output field that will contain the results of the search

output_type – The type of output that the form will produce (either text or html)

return_format – The format in which the results of the search will be returned

return_template – The template that will be used to display the results of the search.