using_permalinks() ) return; $search_base = $wp_rewrite->search_base; if ( is_search() && !is_admin() && strpos( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], "/{$search_base}/" ) === false ) { wp_redirect( home_url( "/{$search_base}/" . urlencode( get_query_var( 's' ) ) ) ); exit(); } } add_action( 'template_redirect', 'cws_nice_search_redirect' ); // Hotfix for http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/13961 for WP versions less than 3.5 if ( version_compare( $wp_version, '3.5', '<=' ) ) { function cws_nice_search_urldecode_hotfix( $q ) { if ( $q->get( 's' ) && empty( $_GET['s'] ) && is_main_query() ) $q->set( 's', urldecode( $q->get( 's' ) ) ); } add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'cws_nice_search_urldecode_hotfix' ); }