# How to modify the advanced search

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-modify-the-advanced-search/195617
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [July 1, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-modify-the-advanced-search/195617 "2021-07-01T10:01:48Z")
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### Author: ![dvdpell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b782af/32.png) [@dvdpell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dvdpell)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-modify-the-advanced-search/195617/1 "2021-07-01T10:01:48Z")

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Hi everyone,  
I would like to modify the advanced search. I state that I am not a programmer.

**Advanced search currently has too many features for my use and I would like to delete some of them. I tried using the discourse theme-creator but failed in my intent.**

I found the HBS code and made the changes but now I can’t organize the zip file to load the component, does anyone know how to help me?

this is the code I need to upload:

```plaintext
{{plugin-outlet name="advanced-search-options-above" args=(hash searchedTerms=searchedTerms onChangeSearchedTermField=onChangeSearchedTermField) tagName=""}}

<div class="container advanced-search-posted-by-group">
   <div class="control-group pull-left">
    <label class="control-label" for="search-in-category">{{i18n "search.advanced.in_category.label"}}</label>
    <div class="controls">
      {{search-advanced-category-chooser
        id="search-in-category"
        value=searchedTerms.category.id
        onChange=(action "onChangeSearchTermForCategory")
      }}
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

{{#if siteSettings.tagging_enabled}}
  <div class="container advanced-search-tag-group">
    <div class="control-group">
      <label class="control-label" for="search-with-tags">{{i18n "search.advanced.with_tags.label"}}</label>
      <div class="controls">
        {{tag-chooser
          id="search-with-tags"
          tags=searchedTerms.tags
          allowCreate=false
          everyTag=true
          unlimitedTagCount=true
          onChange=(action "onChangeSearchTermForTags")
        }}
        <section class="field">
          <label>
            {{input
              type="checkbox"
              class="all-tags"
              checked=searchedTerms.special.all_tags
              click=(action "onChangeSearchTermForAllTags" value="target.checked")
            }}
            {{i18n "search.advanced.filters.all_tags"}}
          </label>
        </section>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
{{/if}}

{{plugin-outlet name="advanced-search-options-below" args=(hash searchedTerms=searchedTerms onChangeSearchedTermField=onChangeSearchedTermField) tagName=""}}

```