Allow searches using 'query' as a parameter

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/content/frontend/search/search_helpers.js b/content/frontend/search/search_helpers.js
index 45048fab..5b6cd858 100644
--- a/content/frontend/search/search_helpers.js
+++ b/content/frontend/search/search_helpers.js
@@ -5,11 +5,18 @@
 /**
  * Check URL parameters for search queries.
  *
+ * We support "q" as it's a Google standard, and
+ * also "query" as it has been long-documented in the
+ * GitLab handbook as a Docs search parameter.
+ *
+ * See https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/tools-and-tips/searching/
+ *
  * @returns
  *  The query string if it exists, or an empty string.
  */
 export const getSearchQueryFromURL = () => {
-  return new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('q') || '';
+  const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+  return searchParams.get('q') || searchParams.get('query') || '';
 };
 
 /**