# Hooks from: & to: syntax in yml to disable anonymous searches

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/hooks-from-to-syntax-in-yml-to-disable-anonymous-searches/370952>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [June 19, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hooks-from-to-syntax-in-yml-to-disable-anonymous-searches/370952 "2025-06-19T21:19:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael12](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/michael12/32/507366_2.png) [@Michael12](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael12)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hooks-from-to-syntax-in-yml-to-disable-anonymous-searches/370952/3 "2025-06-21T02:11:58Z")

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Thanks for pointing that out. Just to clarify, what’s the name of the hidden site setting? And does it fully disable search for anonymous users, or just hide the results? I’m looking for a way to block access at the controller level, so wondering if that setting alone is enough or if some custom code is still needed.

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