Open your search.php or whatever and edit the syntax
http://www.indesign1200.com/blog/%3C?s=test is the incorrect syntax
It should be more in the lines of http://example.com/?s=zac+efron
it works fine with the default widget.php
but when I use the the theme’s file (r_sidebar.php, the return URL includes “%3C”
if i delete those characters out of the URL I get the proper result. It’s trying to create search result page that includes “%3C” which i believe is the “<“
when searching for “indesign” this is what I get:
default widget.php – search result URL
http://www.indesign1200.com/blog/?s=indesign
theme included r_sidebar.php – result URL
http://www.indesign1200.com/blog/%3C?s=indesign
There’s probably a code error lurking in r_sidebar.php
well, that’s what i’m trying to figure out…
i’m not sure how to validate it though.
It’s most likely a php code error, which is not something that the validator is helpful with.
Oh dear, your search form appears to be both malfunctioning and possibly insecure (PHP_SELF). Look in r_sidebar.php or searchform.php and replace this:
<h2>Find It</h2>
<div class="search">
<form id="searchform" method="get" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>/">
<input type="text" name="s" id="s" value="search this site..."/>
</form>
</div>
With this:
<h2>Find It</h2>
<div class="search">
<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/">
<input type="text" value="<?php the_search_query(); ?>" name="s" id="s" />
</form>
</div>
