# Search box in custom (404) page

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-box-in-custom-404-page/48292>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [Agosto 6, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-box-in-custom-404-page/48292 "2016-08-06T12:18:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [Maio 26, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-box-in-custom-404-page/48292/8 "2017-05-26T06:29:07Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> If your site is login required that search should be disabled

I can confirm this. This change was made ~3 years ago.

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a597f1fa3021f0190adef81fd553439810ccb8fd](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a597f1fa3021f0190adef81fd553439810ccb8fd)

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