// Filter to exclude a page and it's child pages from search query
function myfilter_exclude_pages_from_search( $query ) {
// Save the post id of the page to be excluded in $parent_post_id_to_exclude
$parent_post_id_to_exclude = 111; // Replace 111 with actual page id
// Convert the post id to an array
$parent_post_id_arr = array( $parent_post_id_to_exclude );
// Apply filter only if this is a search query and not on admin panel
if ( $query->is_search && !is_admin() ) {
// Search only for pages
$query->set( 'post_type', 'page');
// Exclude the page id
$query->set( 'post__not_in', $parent_post_id_arr );
// Exclude all child pages of selected page id
$query->set( 'post_parent__not_in', $parent_post_id_arr );
}
return $query;
}
add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', 'myfilter_exclude_pages_from_search' );
Read below article for other use cases for pre_get_posts
https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-exclude-specific-pages-authors-and-more-from-wordpress-search/
Reference for parameters to WP_Query :
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/