Title: Preload search variable
Last modified: February 3, 2022

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# Preload search variable

 *  [eiland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eiland/)
 * (@eiland)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-search-variable/)
 * I have a link in my regular WP search which says: you can also search more advanced.
 * I would like to put a url variable in that link so that the search term is already
   entered in de advanced search text box, but the search query is not being fetched
   by the /search/advanced/?q=string of the /search/advanced/?ofsearch=string into
   the advanced search page. What would it be

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 * Last reply from: [eiland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eiland/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/preload-search-variable/)
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