# Advanced Header Search

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-header-search/194093>\
**Category:** Theme component\
**Tags:** official, header-search\
**Created:** [June 16, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-header-search/194093 "2021-06-16T18:03:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-header-search/194093/72 "2025-08-26T13:11:31Z")

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Yeah there’s a note in the original post now

> [@Discourse](#):
>
> ### ❕Note
> 
> This theme component is only required when sites want to support external searches. Otherwise, you may update the **Search experience** setting to `Search field in site header` to move site search to the header.

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