Thanks Ismael. But that did not work.

The value of $url before and after esc_url( $url ); is still the same.

The below is the main issue I found. The & sign is being replaced by #038; So the url becomes https://www.patiowarehouse.co.za/?prod_category&avia-element-paging=2#038;s=palm which takes me to the home page instead of https://www.patiowarehouse.co.za/?prod_category&avia-element-paging=2&s=palm where the pagination works correctly.

Please advise on how I can fix this, preferably via my child theme rather than editing the core theme files if possible.

Thanks.

Hi. This is urgent.

CN you please assist?