@arsenalemusica
Hi! Thanks for writing.
In short, I’d say yes, it is dependent on which search functionality is being used, and that the header of your site is using a non-native search functionality, not the native WordPress search.
I think it’s a bigger question of how to tweak LiveSearch to make it work with the non-native search functionality on the site. I’d estimate that it would take some effort (some work) to make it happen.
A good first step might be for your site’s developer to get out their coding tools, and start looking around the code to see how big a job it will be, for example start looking in “/js/daves-wordpress-live-search.js”, on line 57. (referenced below)
@arsenalemusica , what do you think?
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It looks like Dave’s WordPress Live Search is triggered when it sees a search form where the input name is equal to “s”, like this:
...filter("[name='s']")...
source: ( https://plugins.trac.www.ads-software.com/browser/daves-wordpress-live-search/trunk/js/daves-wordpress-live-search.js?rev=1486084#L57 )
How does one know that the search on your site is not the native WordPress search? Compare the html code from a sample native WordPress search functionality:
<form class="search-form" role="search" method="get" action="https://localhost/wp1/" autocomplete="off"> ... ...
... ... <input class="search-field" placeholder="Search …" value="" name="s" autocomplete="off" type="search">
, with the html code from your site’s search functionality:
<form class="ng-pristine ng-valid" ng-submit="doTopSearch()" ng-contoller="topSearch" style="position:static;"> ... ...
... ... <input class="form-control ng-pristine ng-valid" placeholder=" nome azienda / parole chiave" ng-model="topsearch.keywords" type="text">
Also one thing I saw on your site, that confirmed it’s not using daves search now, is that searching the html source of the page for “dave” comes up with no hits. Whereas a site with the daves search enabled and working comes up with many hits for that term.
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