# Reopening search does not select the previous search term anymore
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopening-search-does-not-select-the-previous-search-term-anymore/46880
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [July 6, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopening-search-does-not-select-the-previous-search-term-anymore/46880 "2016-07-06T03:30:39Z")
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### Author:  [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopening-search-does-not-select-the-previous-search-term-anymore/46880/1 "2016-07-06T03:30:39Z")
It was useful to get the previous search term preselected when re-opening the search popup. I think it used to work like that, but not anymore.
This is also a default behavior for browser address bar, browser search etc.
Just to make it clear, here is what I see in the browser search bar when re-opening it:
My previous search term is highlighted by default, so I can start typing immediately and it will replace the old term.
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### Author:  [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopening-search-does-not-select-the-previous-search-term-anymore/46880/2 "2016-07-06T03:32:13Z")
Thank you for reporting 🙂 Closing as duplicate of
> [@When focus returns to search box, auto highlight all text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-focus-returns-to-search-box-auto-highlight-all-text/33125/29):
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> Aha this is probably a regression we missed in earlier vdom changes @sam
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### Author:  [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopening-search-does-not-select-the-previous-search-term-anymore/46880/3 "2016-07-06T03:32:16Z")