# Search banner requires login

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-banner-requires-login/288246
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** search-banner
**Created:** [December 11, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-banner-requires-login/288246 "2023-12-11T14:33:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Vasan\_Cannane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vasan_cannane/32/327994_2.png) [@Vasan\_Cannane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vasan_Cannane)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-banner-requires-login/288246/1 "2023-12-11T14:33:03Z")

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The search bar won’t show if the user is not logged in

 ![Screenshot 2023-12-11 at 7.57.41 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/3/5/835827e2b6f7924a4016c28961da0c129e76bfc0.jpeg)  
 ![Screenshot 2023-12-11 at 7.57.44 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/6/e/36eb1f55308cf0b33138ce01f83fd2da189b610a.jpeg)  
How do I change that so everyone can see the search bar

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-banner-requires-login/288246/2 "2023-12-11T14:42:42Z")

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It appears you’re using this theme component? [Advanced Search Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-banner/122939)

There’s a setting called `show_for` from the theme’s setting page in admin/customize… is that set to `everyone`?

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-banner-requires-login/288246/3 "2023-12-11T18:07:12Z")

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2 posts were split to a new topic: [Top contributors sidebar doesn’t appear for anonymous users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269)

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-banner-requires-login/288246/4 "2024-01-10T18:07:59Z")

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