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# Search Features

NATS allows you to provide content search to your visitors and members. You can implement search functionality using two distinct methods: **Search Menu Items** (for navigation headers) and **Text Search Blocks** (for inline page content).

## Search Methods

### Header Search Bar (Menu Item)

You can integrate a search field directly into your site's navigation headers alongside standard links and labels.

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**Configuration**

1. Navigate to **Content Management** -> **Member Areas** or **Tours**.
2. Select your specific Tour or Member Area, go to the **Theme** tab, and then select **Menus**.
3. Select the Menu you would like to modify, then click **Add New** to create a Menu Item.

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{% hint style="info" %}
**Important**: Make sure the **Search Box** type is selected to ensure the menu item is set to a search.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

4. Set the required fields: **Item Title**, **Status**, and **Search Form Destination**.
5. Save your changes.

Once enabled, submitting a search term in the header bar will automatically append the query string `?search=XX` to the URL, dynamically filtering content.&#x20;

Clicking the **X** (Clear) icon on the destination page or the Search Box will clear the query.

## Text Search Block

The Text Search Block adds a simple search bar to your page, helping visitors or members find content, models, and other metadata using keywords. This block is a useful way to improve user navigation when users already know the type of content they are looking for.

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See our [Text Search Block](/content-management/member-areas-and-tours/themes/block-types/text-search-block.md) article to learn more.&#x20;

## Destination Pages & Search Results

The destination page, where search results are displayed, can be configured within both the **Search Box** Menu Item and the **Text Search Block**. This allows you to determine whether a search should filter content dynamically on the current page or route users to a separate page in your CMS.

## Related Articles

{% content-ref url="/pages/t9exyxO2gPGnz5bpMN79" %}
[Text Search Block](/content-management/member-areas-and-tours/themes/block-types/text-search-block.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/9scACyJUPoe7mgZuInvL" %}
[Menus & Navigation](/content-management/member-areas-and-tours/themes/menus-and-navigation.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}