Can't get WordPress Search to work

[tashworth19191]

I am developing http://BoiseBlog.com and converted it from a standard theme to a genesis theme (Lifestyle Pro). The search worked on the old theme, but not on the Lifestyle Pro Theme.

Here is what I put in the sidebar widget for code;

<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/">
<div><input type="text" value="<?php the_search_query(); ?>" name="s" id="s" />
<input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value=">" /></div>
</form>

Whis is the same code that is on searchform.php in the theme.

That did not work, so I added this to my functions.php file:

// Set number of posts for search results to 18
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'child_search_posts_per_page' );
function child_search_posts_per_page( $query ) {
    if ( !is_admin() && $query->is_main_query() && $query->is_search() ) {
        $query->set( 'posts_per_page', 18 );
    }
}

If you happen to go to website and look in the sidebar the search is "Search Past Post". That is what I am trying to get working again. Any help is appreciated.

http://boiseblog.com

[Summer]

Does the default Search widget still work if you drag it to the sidebar?

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[tashworth19191]

I did drag the default search box to sidebar and it does not work.

[Summer]

Did you still have the added code to functions.php when you used the Search widget? It sounds like that code or something else is messing up the default WP search.

What other plugins do you have on the site? Have you tried disabling them and removing your custom search code?

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