Search Box in the Main Menu
Adds the search form as the last item of a classic theme's main navigation menu.
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Code
// Theme menu location that gets the search box.
$wpide_search_menu_location = 'primary';
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_items', function ( $items, $args ) use ( $wpide_search_menu_location ) {
if ( empty( $args->theme_location ) || $wpide_search_menu_location !== $args->theme_location ) {
return $items;
}
return $items . '<li class="menu-item wpide-menu-search">' . get_search_form( array( 'echo' => false ) ) . '</li>';
}, 10, 2 );Notes
Set the theme menu location; it is often primary or main. Block themes should add a Search block to the Navigation block instead.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.