Forum search bar not showing up

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The user Sidi_Codet reports that the advanced search bar is not displaying on their newly launched forum. Tobiaseigen asks for clarification and suggests checking theme components. Lilly responds with detailed guidance, confirming the advanced search banner works and providing steps to verify its installation and configuration. She directs Sidi_Codet to the /admin/config/customize/components page to ensure the component is enabled, updated, and properly configured for the intended user groups. Lilly also advises using a non-admin test account to check visibility, as admin views may differ. Screenshots illustrate the expected interface and settings.

I just launched our forum, but the advanced search bar does not seem to be displaying.

What do you mean by advanced search bar? Can you share a screenshot of a site showing the bar you are wanting? It could be you need to add or enable a theme component.

I did, I think the theme isn’t accepting the components

Hiya Sidi :wave: nice to see you again :wink:

The advanced search banner is definitely working, I just installed the latest version.

If you go to your /admin/config/customize/components page you should see it like this, showing it enabled and what theme it is on. You can click the ellipses (3 dots) to check for updates. To change the component settings or add it to a theme, click the Edit button.

Since your screenshot shows you as logged in, you may want to check the Show for component setting to make sure you have it showing for the users you want to see it:

Also, I notice your logged in user is an admin - I suggest you use a non-admin test user account to view changes you make to your forum. In fact, having one test user account per trust level is ideal (for hopefully obvious reasons).