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Revision: 69317
at May 28, 2015 05:43 by adambundy
Initial Code 
add_action('template_redirect', 'single_result');
function single_result() {
    if (is_search()) {
        global $wp_query;
        if ($wp_query->post_count == 1) {
            wp_redirect( get_permalink( $wp_query->posts['0']->ID ) );
        }
    }
}
Initial URL 
http://wpsnipp.com/index.php/functions-php/redirect-to-post-when-search-query-returns-single-result/
Initial Description 
Courtesy Kevin Chard at WPSnipp.com. 

Adding this snippet to the functions.php of your wordpress theme will redirect your search to the post automatically when wordpress only returns a single search result.
Initial Title 
WordPress - redirect to the post instead of archive page when search query returns single result
Initial Tags 
php, wordpress
Initial Language 
PHP