I can’t seem to find a way to disable the text overlay and search bar on the banner for a new site I’m working on.
The banner art does not allow for placement of any objects on it.
How do I remove those items?
There are no settings to remove the search bar from the Welcome Banner, so you’d likely be better off disabling it entirely and implementing a custom banner in the below-site-header plugin outlet. There’s some documentation on how to use plugin outlets here: Using Plugin Outlet Connectors from a Theme or Plugin