Would be better if Header Search results didn't display when Advanced Search button is hit

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Currently, if a user hits the image (advanced search button) of the Header Search field without the dropdown being displayed, two things happen:

  1. The page navigates to /search?expanded=true appropriately

  2. The search results also drop down.

    • This is most unhelpful, and necessitates an extra click to hide the dropdown in order to interact with the advanced search.

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Additional point

The UX is actually excellent if the dropdown is already open - it simply closes the dropdown and navigates to the advanced search page.

The issue is only when the dropdown isn’t open - i.e. the user clicks the advanced search button 1st.

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Hi, try changing behavior to navigate directly to the advanced search page when the dropdown is closed and only close the dropdown when it’s already open.

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