Description

Retrieve the contents of the WordPress search query variable.
It could for example be used to show a brief message whilst displaying the user's search terms, you could use the following.

Usage

You have searched for: <?php echo esc_attr( get_search_query() ); ?>

Notes

• Uses: apply_filters() on 'get_query_var('s')'.

Source File

get_search_query() is located in wp-includes/general-template.php.