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apply_filters( 'wp_query_search_exclusion_prefix', string $exclusion_prefix )

Since
4.7.0
Filters the prefix that indicates that a search term should be excluded from results.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 4.7.0
  • 6.7.7
  • 6.8.8
  • 6.9.7
  • 7.0.4
  • 7.1.0

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0).

Parameters

$exclusion_prefixstring
The prefix. Default '-'. Returning an empty value disables exclusions.

Where this hook fires · 1

  • wp-includes/class-wp-query.php:1489WP_Query::parse_search()

Source code

		 *		 * @since 4.7.0		 *		 * @param string $exclusion_prefix The prefix. Default '-'. Returning		 *                                 an empty value disables exclusions.		 */		$exclusion_prefix = apply_filters( 'wp_query_search_exclusion_prefix', '-' ); 		foreach ( $q['search_terms'] as $term ) {			// If there is an $exclusion_prefix, terms prefixed with it should be excluded.			$exclude = $exclusion_prefix && str_starts_with( $term, $exclusion_prefix );			if ( $exclude ) {				$like_op  = 'NOT LIKE';

Changelog

Introduced in 4.7.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

  1. 6.7.7
  2. 6.8.8
  3. 6.9.7
  4. 7.0.4
  5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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