From 68831a5330540615ad8e63cf0764d3b4c44cf379 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Kevinleary.net" <info@kevinleary.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:37:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 1df84f204ecb8..9b45178253e7f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -11,6 +11,29 @@
 // No-privilege Ajax handlers.
 //
 
+/**
+ * Filters menu quick search to only search post titles.
+ *
+ * Modifies the search query for the menu quick search AJAX action
+ * to search only in post_title column for a better UX
+ */
+function wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search($args) {
+  if (isset($_POST['action']) && $_POST['action'] === 'menu-quick-search') {
+    add_filter('posts_search', function ($search, $query) {
+      global $wpdb;
+
+      if (!empty($search) && isset($query->query_vars['s'])) {
+        $search = $wpdb->prepare(" AND {$wpdb->posts}.post_title LIKE %s ", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like($query->query_vars['s']) . '%');
+      }
+
+      return $search;
+    }, 10, 2);
+  }
+
+  return $args;
+}
+add_action('wp_ajax_menu-quick-search', 'wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search');
+
 /**
  * Handles the Heartbeat API in the no-privilege context via AJAX .
  *

From 21d44d2e92cf852af50ddb0b251a311b98b59933 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Kevinleary.net" <info@kevinleary.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:39:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] tabs

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php | 20 ++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 9b45178253e7f..1845175d189c8 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@
  * to search only in post_title column for a better UX
  */
 function wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search($args) {
-  if (isset($_POST['action']) && $_POST['action'] === 'menu-quick-search') {
-    add_filter('posts_search', function ($search, $query) {
-      global $wpdb;
+	if (isset($_POST['action']) && $_POST['action'] === 'menu-quick-search') {
+		add_filter('posts_search', function ($search, $query) {
+			global $wpdb;
 
-      if (!empty($search) && isset($query->query_vars['s'])) {
-        $search = $wpdb->prepare(" AND {$wpdb->posts}.post_title LIKE %s ", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like($query->query_vars['s']) . '%');
-      }
+			if (!empty($search) && isset($query->query_vars['s'])) {
+				$search = $wpdb->prepare(" AND {$wpdb->posts}.post_title LIKE %s ", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like($query->query_vars['s']) . '%');
+			}
 
-      return $search;
-    }, 10, 2);
-  }
+			return $search;
+		}, 10, 2);
+	}
 
-  return $args;
+	return $args;
 }
 add_action('wp_ajax_menu-quick-search', 'wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search');
 

From d3390ad9e93690f56bec9097eb8150ce09e580ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Kevinleary.net" <info@kevinleary.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:57:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] coding standards

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 1845175d189c8..a0cf6d982bca4 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -17,22 +17,22 @@
  * Modifies the search query for the menu quick search AJAX action
  * to search only in post_title column for a better UX
  */
-function wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search($args) {
-	if (isset($_POST['action']) && $_POST['action'] === 'menu-quick-search') {
-		add_filter('posts_search', function ($search, $query) {
+function wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search( $args ) {
+	if ( isset( $_POST['action'] ) && $_POST['action'] === 'menu-quick-search' ) {
+		add_filter( 'posts_search', function ( $search, $query ) {
 			global $wpdb;
 
-			if (!empty($search) && isset($query->query_vars['s'])) {
-				$search = $wpdb->prepare(" AND {$wpdb->posts}.post_title LIKE %s ", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like($query->query_vars['s']) . '%');
+			if ( ! empty( $search ) && isset( $query->query_vars['s'] ) ) {
+				$search = $wpdb->prepare( " AND {$wpdb->posts}.post_title LIKE %s ", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $query->query_vars['s'] ) . '%' );
 			}
 
 			return $search;
-		}, 10, 2);
+		}, 10, 2 );
 	}
 
 	return $args;
 }
-add_action('wp_ajax_menu-quick-search', 'wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search');
+add_action( 'wp_ajax_menu-quick-search', 'wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search' );
 
 /**
  * Handles the Heartbeat API in the no-privilege context via AJAX .

From 452d8a4efd5131925c97af540a64e196e94d2323 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Dolson <design@joedolson.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:02:21 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Coding standards

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php | 23 ++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index a0cf6d982bca4..d8c447c6a9d50 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -18,16 +18,21 @@
  * to search only in post_title column for a better UX
  */
 function wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search( $args ) {
-	if ( isset( $_POST['action'] ) && $_POST['action'] === 'menu-quick-search' ) {
-		add_filter( 'posts_search', function ( $search, $query ) {
-			global $wpdb;
-
-			if ( ! empty( $search ) && isset( $query->query_vars['s'] ) ) {
-				$search = $wpdb->prepare( " AND {$wpdb->posts}.post_title LIKE %s ", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $query->query_vars['s'] ) . '%' );
-			}
+	if ( isset( $_POST['action'] ) && 'menu-quick-search' === $_POST['action'] ) {
+		add_filter(
+			'posts_search',
+			function( $search, $query ) {
+				global $wpdb;
+
+				if ( ! empty( $search ) && isset( $query->query_vars['s'] ) ) {
+					$search = $wpdb->prepare( " AND {$wpdb->posts}.post_title LIKE %s ", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $query->query_vars['s'] ) . '%' );
+				}
 
-			return $search;
-		}, 10, 2 );
+				return $search;
+			},
+			10,
+			2
+		);
 	}
 
 	return $args;

From 6304afb75ef64cb1e02436020e54806a13e0e2c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Dolson <design@joedolson.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:20:43 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update ajax-actions.php

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index d8c447c6a9d50..1447a6daeca6a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search( $args ) {
 	if ( isset( $_POST['action'] ) && 'menu-quick-search' === $_POST['action'] ) {
 		add_filter(
 			'posts_search',
-			function( $search, $query ) {
+			function ( $search, $query ) {
 				global $wpdb;
 
 				if ( ! empty( $search ) && isset( $query->query_vars['s'] ) ) {