add_filter( 'search_rewrite_rules', function($rules) {
$new_rules = [];
// New search slug here
$new_search_slug = 'search';
foreach ($rules AS $key => $value){
$new_rules[str_replace('search', $new_search_slug, $key)] = $value;
}
return $new_rules;
});
function wpb_change_search_url() {
if ( is_search() && ! empty( $_GET['s'] ) ) {
wp_redirect( home_url( "/search/" ) . urlencode( get_query_var( 's' ) ) . '/' );
exit();
}
}
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'wpb_change_search_url' );