You can hook into the get_search_form()
. Set the priority high enough to override anything created in a theme. If you do have searchform.php in your theme, it will be used instead. The input text field should be named s and you should always include a label like in the examples below.
WordPress Search Form Function Track
function custom_search_form( $form ) {
$form = '<form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="' . home_url( "https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/" ) . '" >
<div class="custom-search-form"><label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">' . __( 'Search:' ) . '</label>
<input type="text" value="' . get_search_query() . '" name="s" id="s" />
<input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="'. esc_attr__( 'Search' ) .'" />
</div>
</form>';
return $form;
}
add_filter( 'get_search_form', 'custom_search_form', 100 );