Automattic / Automattic/jetpack

Jetpack Search prevents URL filtering

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[Feature] Search [Pri] Normal Bug
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Description

1. Go to a WordPress site with Jetpack Search enabled and type into the URL /author/authorname?s=searchterm
2. Jetpack Search will take over the search because of the ?s= param but will not honor the URL filter of author name

#### What I expected
Normally, WordPress Core allows you to search within authors, tags, categories, or on WordPress.com mentions. This allows you to quickly find something buy typing jesse.blog/category/articles/?s=Jetpack. This URL would automatically allow me to see results for the query "Jetpack" for posts that are categorized in "articles".

#### What happened instead
Jetpack Search grabs the search param and just shows me the results for the entire site without filtering down into the URL filtered param.

**Screenshots**
Screen Shot 2020-11-03 at 3 55 22 PM
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Research direction

Reproduce the issue from the URL entry point `/author/authorname?s=searchterm` on a WordPress site with Jetpack Search enabled, then compare it with the category URL example in the report. Trace the Jetpack Search integration that takes over the `?s=` query and verify completion when author, category, tag, and similar URL filters remain applied to results.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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