Disable Search Slug
Stops /search/... URLs from working, resulting in a WordPress 404 page not found.
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, Disable Search Slug is a WordPress search plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 1.5.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: String locator.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
2.1K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
If bots are attacking your site by appending /search/a-random-string-or-word, then those pages may be getting indexed by search engines, or populating search logs.
This plugin disables that permalink structure.
Search forms will still work, and the search results page will use the less index-friendly ?s=search-term format.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 1.5.0+ requiredTested up to 4.6.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.1
- Fix permalink change not persisting through flush rewrite rules.
- Fix change log link.
Contributors
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