# Using the "search this topic" check box blocks search on other pages

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-search-this-topic-check-box-blocks-search-on-other-pages/56832>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [February 3, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-search-this-topic-check-box-blocks-search-on-other-pages/56832 "2017-02-03T01:20:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 5:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-search-this-topic-check-box-blocks-search-on-other-pages/56832/6 "2018-07-18T05:29:18Z")

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This still acts really really strange … we got to fix it properly.

1. Search for legit here:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/7/4786332329d0a20fa9514307f11de01a3b2d5bf6.png)

1. Close search by clicking anywhere

2. Click “home”

3. Click “Search”

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/f/0f3d83addf998764a19d65278c6d2f5fecfd0840.png)

@tgxworld can you sort this out so it behaves more sanely… I guess if we are not clearing the term we should at least properly reset the search results so it searches globally for `legit`

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