Changing URL alias for search module action

Question

I'm struggling to make the Search module recognize the presence of a URL alias that I created for 'search/node'. It however stubbornly uses the default path.

In my template I use something like:

function mytheme_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
  switch($form_id){    
  case 'search_form':
    $form['#action'] = drupal_get_path_alias('/search/node'); // = '/' . drupal_get_path_alias('search/node') does not work either
    break;

  }
}

When the results are displayed, the URL still reads:

/search/node/[search-string]

Does anyone know whether the path is hard-coded and omits the alias function?

Answer 1

I've had a lot of misery trying to customise the URLs for the search module so I feel your pain!

It's a submit handler that redirects to the search/node page so you'll need to add your own handler to override the redirect:

function MYMODULE_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
  if ($form_id == 'search_form') {
    $form['#action'] = 'search';
    $form['#submit'][] = 'MYMODULE_search_form_submit';
  }
  else if ($form_id == 'search_box_form' || $form_id == 'search_theme_form') {
    $form['#submit'][] = 'MYMODULE_search_form_submit';
  }
}

function MYMODULE_search_form_submit(&$form, &$form_state) {
  $default = search_get_default_module_info();
  $form_state['redirect'] = str_replace("$default[module]/", '', $form_state['redirect']);
}

That code comes from a module who's sole purpose is to allow users to search at search/string rather than search/node/string so you'll probably need to change a couple of things to match your alias settings, but it might help start you off.

Here's a bit of extra code that's used to override the search URL using a hook_menu_alter():

function MYMODULE_menu_alter(&$items) {
  drupal_static_reset('search_get_info');
  $default_info = search_get_default_module_info();
  if ($default_info) {
    foreach (search_get_info() as $module => $search_info) {
      $path = 'search/' . $search_info['path'];
      unset($items[$path]);
      unset($items["$path/%menu_tail"]);
    }

    $items['search/%menu_tail'] = array(
      'title' => 'Search',
      'load arguments' => array('%map', '%index'),
      'page callback' => 'search_view',
      'page arguments' => array($default_info['module'], 1),
      'access callback' => '_search_menu_access',
      'access arguments' => array($default_info['module']),
      'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
      'file' => drupal_get_path('module', 'search') . '/search.pages.inc'
    );
  }
}

It basically removes the menu items for the search path and replaces them with a single one. It's only useful in very specific conditions (i.e. when you've only got one search type enabled) but it's something to go off at least.

Answer 2

Thanks to the Clive i managed to make my own search module which adds another search path, so under mysite.com/searchpath I get search results from SEARCH_MODULE which I use.

Example "variables":
MYMODULE - your custom module which implement hooks below
SEARCH_MODULE - search module which you would like to use
searchpath - path for search results

// Custom search path alias
function MYMODULE_form_search_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
  $form['#action'] = 'searchpath';
  $form_state['action'] = 'searchpath';
  $form['#submit'][] = '_MYMODULE_search_form_submit';
}

function MYMODULE_form_search_block_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
  $form['#submit'][] = '_MYMODULE_search_form_submit';
}

function _MYMODULE_search_form_submit(&$form, &$form_state) {
  $form_state['redirect'] = 'searchpath/'.$form_state['values']['search_block_form'];
}

// Add searchpath to available paths
function MYMODULE_menu_alter(&$items) {
  $path = 'searchpath';
  $items[$path] = array(
    'title' => t('Search'),
    'page callback' => 'search_view',
    'page arguments' => array('SEARCH_MODULE', 1),
    'access callback' => '_search_menu_access',
    'access arguments' => array('SEARCH_MODULE'),
    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
    'file' => drupal_get_path('module', 'search') . '/search.pages.inc',
    'weight' => -10, //Don't know what is it for
  );
  $items["$path/%menu_tail"] = array(
    'title' => t('Search'),
    'load arguments' => array('%map', '%index'),
    'page callback' => 'search_view',
    'page arguments' => array('SEARCH_MODULE', 1),
    'access callback' => '_search_menu_access',
    'access arguments' => array('SEARCH_MODULE'),

    // The default local task points to its parent, but this item points to
    // where it should so it should not be changed.
    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
    'file' => drupal_get_path('module', 'search') . '/search.pages.inc',
    'weight' => 0,

    // These tabs are not subtabs.
    'tab_root' => 'searchpath/%',

    // These tabs need to display at the same level.
    'tab_parent' => 'searchpath',
  );
}

Hope that this example helps.