Ticket #50873: 50873-search-query.diff

wp-includes/class-wp-query.php

@@ -2109 +2109 @@
                         }
                 }
 
-                // If a search pattern is specified, load the posts that match.
-                if ( strlen( $q['s'] ) ) {
+                // If this is a search query, and a search pattern is specified, load the posts that match.
+                if ( $this->is_search && strlen( $q['s'] ) ) {
                         $search = $this->parse_search( $q );
                 }