Search Fixer
Search Fixer makes "pretty" search links work properly. A pretty search link usually looks like this:
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·200 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, Search Fixer is a WordPress space plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 4.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Disk Space Usage.
0/5Rating
200active installs
4.2K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Search Fixer makes “pretty” search links work properly. A pretty search link usually looks like this:
http://example.com/search/waldo
Because of a bug in WordPress, pretty search links with spaces in them do not work. Search Fixer fixes that bug.
If you use Search Meter‘s widgets, you should install Search Fixer too.
Technical details
The bug is WordPress bug 13961. This prevents “pretty” search URLs from working properly. For example, http://example.com/search/hello%20world should search the example.com blog for the words “hello” and “world”, but because of the bug it actually searches for “hello%20world” and fails to find anything.
When the WordPress bug is fixed (probably sometime in 2011) Search Fixer will no longer be…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.0
- Search links to multi-word searches now work. For example, a search link for “hello world” will find posts that contain those two words anywhere in the post.
Contributors
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