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1. ellewhin
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Hello,

   I would like my search form to return results in a normal manner except when one specific search term is entered I would like to direct the user to a specific url.

   Basically, when a user searches for the title of the blog I would like for them to be sent to the front page of the blog.

   How can I go about doing this?

   Thanks

2. tugbucket
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   in the very top of your themes header.php you can add:

   <?php
   if(is_search()) {
    	if(preg_match('/\byoursitename\b/i', get_search_query()) == TRUE){
   		wp_redirect(home_url());
   		exit;
   	}
   }
   ?>

   change 'yoursitename' to your site's well, name.

   http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php

3. ellewhin
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Hi tugbucket,

   Thanks for your reply!

   When I insert the code you provided and try a search for my site's name I get the following error:

   Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /blahurlblahblah/header.php:2) in /blahblahblahurl/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 897

   Any ideas?

4. tugbucket
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Where did you put the code? It needs to be the very first thing in your theme's header.php.

5. ellewhin
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Got it! Thanks a lot!

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