# I’m having trouble with the search bar **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the community\ **Tags:** wix-studio, question\ **Created:** [January 28, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/i-m-having-trouble-with-the-search-bar/76292 "2026-01-28T19:05:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tania\_Alvarez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/user_avatar/forum.wixstudio.com/tania_alvarez/32/115614_2.png) [@Tania\_Alvarez](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/Tania_Alvarez)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/i-m-having-trouble-with-the-search-bar/76292/1 "2026-01-28T19:05:42Z")
**I’m having trouble with the search bar.** It shows hidden sites even though I’ve set it not to. Hello, I want to add a search bar to my site, but when I configure it, it shows sites I don’t want users to access. Also, when I search for a keyword, it doesn’t appear in the results even though I’ve configured it correctly. Does anyone know how to fix this? ---
**Author:** ![Dena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/user_avatar/forum.wixstudio.com/dena/32/80509_2.png) [@Dena](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/Dena)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/i-m-having-trouble-with-the-search-bar/76292/2 "2026-01-28T19:59:20Z")
Tania: I’m not really sure I have an answer to your question…..just some thoughts… Are you using the current Site Search app? Older websites had a search bar that was added directly from the editor. That has been discontinued…If you are using the old bar, perhaps remove it and add the new search app: > **[Wix Site Search | Wix App Market | Wix.com](https://www.wix.com/app-market/web-solution/wix-site-search?searchLocation=search-bar-homepage)** > > Give visitors an easy way to search your site If you’re using the new app already, perhaps double-check your settings. ![Screenshot 2026-01-28 at 2.54.12 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/original/3X/5/e/5eb631bdebf455f6900e5da07764b7d51ead4f5f.png)I’m sorry I couldn’t be more definitive but I hope this helps. D ---
**Author:** ![Tania\_Alvarez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/user_avatar/forum.wixstudio.com/tania_alvarez/32/115614_2.png) [@Tania\_Alvarez](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/Tania_Alvarez)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/i-m-having-trouble-with-the-search-bar/76292/3 "2026-01-28T20:15:13Z")
Hello, thank you for your response. Yes, I’m using the current search bar app, and that’s exactly how it’s configured. However, it still shows sites that are hidden. It may be a bug, so I might need to contact Customer Care for assistance. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/user_avatar/forum.wixstudio.com/dena/32/80509_2.png) [@Dena](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/Dena)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/i-m-having-trouble-with-the-search-bar/76292/4 "2026-01-29T10:51:09Z")
I hope Customer Care can help you resolve this. Let us know how it works out. ---
**Author:** ![noahlovell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/user_avatar/forum.wixstudio.com/noahlovell/32/118920_2.png) [@noahlovell](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/noahlovell)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/i-m-having-trouble-with-the-search-bar/76292/5 "2026-01-30T14:10:30Z")
When you say: > [@Tania\_Alvarez](#): > > However, it still shows sites that are hidden I’m guessing you mean you have a CMS collection that the search is including hidden content from? How are they set as hidden? ---
**Author:** ![T\_Maio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wix/user_avatar/forum.wixstudio.com/t_maio/32/123379_2.png) [@T\_Maio](https://forum.wixstudio.com/u/T_Maio)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/i-m-having-trouble-with-the-search-bar/76292/6 "2026-10-20T10:39:39Z")
Hi Tania, if Customer Care can’t sort it out, a different search app is one way around it. I made one called Sifter (it has a free plan), so take this with that in mind. It only reads the pages listed in your site’s sitemap, so pages set not to show in search engines stay out of the results, and you choose which CMS collections are searchable. It also finds results when visitors make typos. If a keyword still doesn’t show, the dashboard lists the searches that found nothing, which makes the gap easy to spot. > **[Sifter: Site & Product Search | Wix App Market | Wix.com](https://www.wix.com/app-market/iamturki7-sifter-search)** > > Site and product search that handles typos