Hide Search Results Page When No Query is Entered

Hi!

The results page is always triggered automatically via WordPress core when the redirection happens, so the plugin can’t change that.

I’m afraid the only way to do that is via some sort of a custom code – either via mod_rewrite or template redirect. I would suggest trying something like this:

add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
	if (
		isset( $_GET[ 's' ] ) &&
		trim($_GET[ 's' ]) === ''
	) {
		wp_redirect( home_url( '/page/to/redirect/' ) );
		exit();
	}
} );

Please be very careful with custom codes, make sure to have a back-up and use the functions.php file in the theme directory or a snippets plugin to handle these codes.

All the best,
Ernest

I have to place this code only in functions.php file?

Yes – you can use that, but I rather recommend a code snippets plugin.

Please be very careful, I could not test this code, so it may not work at all.

All the best,
Ernest

The code is working fine. How can I make the pages come first in the search result and then the Posts, and Custom Posttypes?

Thanks for the help!

Great!

I’m afraid that type of ordering is not possible within the Lite version.

All the best,
Ernest

Is it possible to achieve this using custom code? This is important because it’s a client requirement.

Could be doable, but it’s much more complicated. I’m afraid I don’t have a custom code or a modification for that.

All the best,
Ernest

Can you please provide me modified the code? It will be very helpful.

I’m very sorry, but I don’t have a code for this. If I had I would have shared already ??

All the best,
Ernest