Announce the Number of Search Results
On search result pages, tells screen reader users how many results were found for their search as soon as the page loads.
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Code
add_action( 'wp_footer', function () {
if ( ! is_search() ) {
return;
}
global $wp_query;
$count = (int) $wp_query->found_posts;
$message = $count
? sprintf( _n( '%1$s result found for "%2$s".', '%1$s results found for "%2$s".', $count ), number_format_i18n( $count ), get_search_query( false ) )
: sprintf( 'No results found for "%s".', get_search_query( false ) );
printf(
'<div id="wpide-search-status" class="screen-reader-text" role="status" aria-live="polite" style="position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);"></div><script>setTimeout(function(){var s=document.getElementById("wpide-search-status");if(s){s.textContent=%s;}},400);</script>',
wp_json_encode( $message )
);
} );Notes
The message is read from a visually hidden live region; sighted visitors see no change.
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