HTML5 Search for WordPress · Semantic Search Form, No Theme Changes

Replaces the default WordPress search form with HTML5-semantic markup — drop-in get_search_form() override, no theme changes required.

What you get

• Latest stable plugin ZIP from WordPress.org
• Public source on GitHub for review and contribution
• GPL v2-licensed code, free for personal and commercial use

Install

1. Download the ZIP and upload it via Plugins → add New → Upload Plugin.
2. activate from the Plugins screen.
3. No configuration required.

Source code

The full source lives on GitHub at https://github.com/thisismyurl/html5-search-box-for-wordpress. Issues and pull requests welcome.

WordPress.org listing

Originally published at https://wordpress.org/shipped/html5-search-box-for-wordpress/.

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