Load a specific page/template in its entirety with locate_template()

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I am creating some advanced search functionalities, part of that means I removed the default search input with name="s" which WP_Query uses to set is_search to true and replaced it with a multiple select element with name="terms[]". I’m following Milo’s advice in the comment here (http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/140793/removing-s-from-search-with-custom-parameters) but I have thus far been unsuccessful.

This is my most recent attempt:

function load_search_template($template) {
  global $wp_query;
  if(!is_admin() && $wp_query->is_main_query() && isset($_GET['terms'])) {
    $new_template = locate_template(array('base-search.php', 'base.php'));
    if ('' != $new_template) {
      return $new_template ;
    }
  }
  return $template;
}
add_filter('template_include', 'load_search_template', 999);

It loads the home page. If I try to do locate_template(array('search.php')) instead, it obviously loads search.php but without the theme wrapper.

So, how can I load the search page with the theme wrapper in this scenario?

2

Try changing 999 to 98.

3

If I leave the function as is and use 98 priority then I see my page header repeated infinitely.

If I change the priority and the function to $new_template = locate_template(array('search.php')); then I’m directed to the home page.

4

Any help on this at all?

5

It should work (passing search.php, not base-search.php) so if you’re getting redirected to the home page then it’s probably the logic in nice-search that’s causing the issue. It’s all towards the bottom of lib/cleanup.php but you can turn it off in lib/config.php.

6

With what I’ve been trying to accomplish I’ve had nice search disabled from the start :-/

7

And this?

8

Can’t remember if I commented that but how would it impact which template is loaded and whether it gets loaded with the theme wrapper?

9

You mentioned that you were redirected to the home page and that code is a fix for empty searches redirecting to the home page. I’m guessing that the two are related because invoking the wrapper how you are doing it should work.

10

Ok, when I finish coding this current branch I’ll switch back over and give this all a try. Thanks for following up!

11

Commenting out the roots_request_filter still results in being redirected to my project’s homepage, even when I locate search.php. If I change the priority of my template_include to 999 then I do end up on the search results page but without the wrapper (and the search query is lost).

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Changing s to terms[] disables the roots_request_filter in the same way as commenting out the function would, as it’s looking for a form that’s no longer being sent.

If the search query is being lost then there’s an issue. Personally, I would switch back to one of the default themes and see if you can get the search working correctly before trouble shooting this.