
I have a very small WordPress blog with a very cheap hosting. I do not wish to allow my users to do search on my WordPress blog to help conserve some of the resources. What should I do? – Mildred
You can use the below WordPress code snippet to disable WordPress search.
NOTE: To insert the snippet into your WordPress site, we recommend using the Code Snippets plugin instead of modifying your functions.php file.
// Snippet from NibbleGuru.com function disable_search_action($query, $error = true) { // Let's first check if this is a WordPress search if (is_search()) { // Unset search related variables $query->is_search = false; $query->query_vars[s] = false; $query->query[s] = false; // Set error as 404 (Page Not Found) if ($error == true) { $query->is_404 = true; } } } // Hook into parse_query if someone types the search url directly // or click a direct link to search results to disable search // and show 404 error. add_action('parse_query', 'disable_search_action'); // Replace the search form to be empty so it will not be shown. add_filter('get_search_form', create_function('$a', "return null;"));
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