Automattic / Automattic/jetpack

Search: Filters do not populate for Jetpack Search widget on Classic Search

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[Feature] Search [Plugin] Jetpack [Pri] Low Triaged
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Description

### Impacted plugin

Jetpack

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Purchase Jetpack Search for your site.
2. Ensure that Jetpack Search is enabled.
3. Disable Instant Search.
4. Add a Jetpack Search widget to your footer (or a sidebar available on all pages).
5. Add some filters to the Jetpack Search widget.
6. Navigate to `/`.

### A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

The Jetpack Search widget should populate a list of clickable filters.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4044428/150444195-a19d9a2f-5063-4a67-b164-b60e3be25a16.png)

### What actually happened

The Jetpack Search widget didn't populate any filters.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4044428/150444217-5d2d8b25-0b69-4d93-9556-4f186dee24bc.png)

### Other information

_No response_

### Operating System

_No response_

### OS Version

_No response_

### Browser

Chrome/Chromium

### Browser Version(s)

_No response_

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by enabling Jetpack Search with Instant Search disabled, adding filters to a Jetpack Search widget, and navigating to `/`. Start by tracing the Jetpack Search widget and Classic Search integration; done means the widget renders a list of clickable filters on the page.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php, wordpress
Domain
frontend, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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