[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49553: Add option to get_search_form() to not include current search query in the form

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#49553: Add option to get_search_form() to not include current search query in the
form
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 Reporter:  joelhardi                     |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes                        |     Version:  5.4
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback close  |     Focuses:  template
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Changes (by callumbw95):

 * keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback => has-patch dev-feedback close


Comment:

 Hi @joelhardi,

 Thank you for submitting this ticket, sorry no one has got back to you
 until now! The request to have `get_search_form()` output a search field
 without the current query pre-filled is a valid use case for specific
 design requirements.

 However, WordPress provides the `get_search_form` filter, which allows
 developers to completely customize the HTML output of the search form. By
 hooking into this filter, it's possible to modify the form's HTML to
 remove the `value` attribute from the search input field (e.g., `<input
 type="search" name="s" value="..." />`).

 Since the desired functionality can already be achieved effectively
 through existing extensibility points in WordPress, we believe adding a
 dedicated parameter to `get_search_form()` for this specific purpose is
 not necessary and would add API complexity where a more general solution
 via filters is already available.

 For these reasons, I suggest that we eventually close this ticket as
 `wontfix` as developers are encouraged to use the `get_search_form` filter
 for such customizations.

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