The search button on my site no longer works. Any fixes?
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I have a wordpress site (can be found at theFlooringGirl.com). On all the pages, there is a search button so you can search for words on the site, but it no longer seems to work.
My original webdesigner put it in, and I can't seem where to find it/where to edit/fix it. I finally found something that mentions "search" in the widget section and it is in the tool bar, but I can't find where/how to edit/fix it.
BTW, I do have two other smaller sites that have this button and it still works there...so if I could find where to edit, I could theoretically copy and paste the code...if I knew where).
Any advice?
Thx.
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Hi Janis,
Sorry for not responding ... we have big time difference, my is GST +1
It is in the code in section. It can be added by plugin or widget. If you need help write me a private message. I can check it inside a WP files but I need an admin account to your WP.
Marek
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Marek - I was trying to do this...but I don't know where to find this. Is it in the .htaccess file or the plugin section? Sorry to be so dense.
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Wow Marek. Thx. I'm going to try that (right after dinner). Yes, I did recently upgrade to 3.5 so maybe that's what did it. Thank you so sooooo much!
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Hi Janis,
below is your search code, just try delete the lines between <noscript>... </<span>noscript> (strikeout lines of code) and it should work.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #5e5e5e;"><span><span>It looks like somebody did a mistake after last WP 3.5 update.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #5e5e5e;"><span><span>Marek</span></span></span></p> <blockquote style="background-color: #f7f7f7; padding-top: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 2px; padding-bottom: 5px; white-space: nowrap; overflow-y: auto; font-family: monospace; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <p><span style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div class="search-float"></span></p> <p><span style="color: #5e5e5e;"> <img src="http://theflooringgirl.com/wp-content/plugins/images-lazyload-and-slideshow/blank_250x250.gif" file="http://theflooringgirl.com/wp-content/themes/theme/images/search-slide-button-Purple.gif" alt="search slide" class="search-slide-button lh_lazyimg"/></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span style="color: #5e5e5e;"><noscript><img src="http://theflooringgirl.com/wp-content/themes/theme/images/search-slide-button-Purple.gif" alt="search slide" class="search-slide-button"/></noscript>
<noscript><img src="http://theflooringgirl.com/wp-content/themes/theme/images/delete-Purple.png" alt="search slide" class="delete"/></noscript>
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Mark - Yes, it could be due to plugins..I've added some and deactivated etc, But, I personally did not do anything to the codes.
It did create a search box, BTW (not a new page).
Would this sort of thing be in the .htaccess file? maybe I can look at the file on the other site. (that site is new/barely been touched). I'm just not sure though what I'm looking for.
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It might be a coding / plugin issue - it looks like you're using some plugins to load code on the site - when you clicked on the search button, what happened - it would take you to a search page, or a search box would open somewhere on the current page?
I think you may want to check your plugins - was something disabled? Does it need to be updated? Was it updated and no longer compatible with the wordpress you're running? That might be the direction to go in.
Mark
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Easiest thing to do is to call your designer.
Have you tried Adsense for Search? It produces killer income on my sites. If showing some ads above the SERPs is OK then you might make some nice money.
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