Title: Function is_search was called incorrectly
Last modified: March 6, 2023

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# Function is_search was called incorrectly

 *  Resolved [SooBahkDo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soobahkdo/)
 * (@soobahkdo)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-is_search-was-called-incorrectly/)
 * Can this notice be addressed?
   It’s only a notice, but it’s being generated a 
   lot.User Notice: Function is_search was called **incorrectly**. Conditional query
   tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.
   Please see [Debugging in WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/article/debugging-in-wordpress/)
   for more information. (This message was added in version 3.1.0.)

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 *  Plugin Author [thaikolja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thaikolja/)
 * (@thaikolja)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-is_search-was-called-incorrectly/#post-16534221)
 * Good spot! Feel free to add a pull request to this (not yet updated) to the repository
   on GitHub if you’re faster.
 * [https://github.com/thaikolja/secondary-title](https://github.com/thaikolja/secondary-title)
 *  Plugin Author [thaikolja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thaikolja/)
 * (@thaikolja)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-is_search-was-called-incorrectly/#post-16541878)
 * Hi again, [@soobahkdo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soobahkdo/).
 * I’ve implemented it a patch for this. Can you please do me a favor and check 
   if that solves your issue?
 * Here’s the download link for the alpha version:
 * [https://gitlab.com/thaikolja/secondary-title/-/archive/main/secondary-title-main.zip](https://gitlab.com/thaikolja/secondary-title/-/archive/main/secondary-title-main.zip)

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 * Last reply from: [thaikolja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thaikolja/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-is_search-was-called-incorrectly/#post-16541878)
 * Status: resolved