Redirects search URLs from ?s=FOO to /search/foo and converts spaces to + symbols
As of April 2026, Nice Search is a WordPress search plugin with 900 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 28K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin.
This simple plugin (no configuration) redirects ?s=FOO search URLs to the nicer /search/FOO versions. Requires pretty permalinks.
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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