# Search is too hidden to new users

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-is-too-hidden-to-new-users/17066
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [1 juli 2014 om 18:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-is-too-hidden-to-new-users/17066 "2014-07-01T18:37:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![justin\_gordon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin_gordon/32/105029_2.png) [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)
#### Post date: [1 juli 2014 om 18:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-is-too-hidden-to-new-users/17066/1 "2014-07-01T18:37:03Z")

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Suggestion from my friend who was formerly a key contributor at Facebook. Make search more prominent.

Also, is there a way that I could put a search box in my custom header?

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/3/53175efc14c42ae80eb3631f362771311d7154b3.jpg)

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [1 juli 2014 om 19:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-is-too-hidden-to-new-users/17066/2 "2014-07-01T19:11:52Z")

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Has been discussed before, `<irony>` alert, try searching a bit 😉

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### Author: ![justin\_gordon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin_gordon/32/105029_2.png) [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)
#### Post date: [1 juli 2014 om 19:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-is-too-hidden-to-new-users/17066/3 "2014-07-01T19:49:58Z")

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Yes, took a few different searches to find it!

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-the-discourse-search-box-and-making-it-functional-how/15043](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-the-discourse-search-box-and-making-it-functional-how/15043)

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [1 juli 2014 om 19:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-is-too-hidden-to-new-users/17066/4 "2014-07-01T19:52:20Z")

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