Filters the HTML format of the search form.

$format string

The type of markup to use in the search form.
Accepts 'html5', 'xhtml'.

$args array

The array of arguments for building the search form.
See get_search_form() for information on accepted arguments.

More Arguments from get_search_form( ... $args )

Array of display arguments.

• echobool
  Whether to echo or return the form. Default true.
• aria_labelstring
  ARIA label for the search form. Useful to distinguish multiple search forms on the same page and improve accessibility.

The filter function must return a $format value after it is finished processing or the search form will be empty.

File: wp-includes/general-template.php. View all references

$format = apply_filters( 'search_form_format', $format, $args );