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title: "How to Add Search Bar for Posts in Elementor?"
url: https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-search-bar-for-posts-in-elementor/
date: 2023-09-13
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# How to Add Search Bar for Posts in Elementor?

## 

- Implements the Search Bar widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor to enhance content discoverability.
- Enables AJAX Search by default for real-time results in the search bar functionality.
- Allows selection of specific post types from the Select Type dropdown for tailored search results.

A search box is one of the most requested additions to a blog or content-heavy page - readers expect to be able to search, not just browse.

The Search Bar widget's default configuration - **Source** set to **Post** - searches your site's regular blog posts out of the box.

For the full settings tour of the **Search Bar** widget, see [Search Bar Widget Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-bar-widget-settings-overview/).

***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-builder/ajax-search-bar/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text)

## Before You Start

- **Prerequisite:** [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/) (free) installed and active.- **Edition:** Search Bar is a **Pro** widget - it requires The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro to be installed and active.- **Widget to enable:** go to **The Plus Addons > Widgets**, search for **Search Bar** and turn its toggle on.- A few published posts to search against.

## Steps

Add the Search Bar widget to the page. Leave **Source** set to **Post**.

![Source control set to Post](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/search-bar-search-bar-post-source.webp)

Set **Label** and **Placeholder** text for the search input, then publish.

## Settings Overview

| Setting | What it does | Default |
| ------- | ------------ | ------- |
| Source | Post - searches the `post` post type. | Post |
| Select Type | Which post type(s) to search. | Post |

## Related Docs

- [How to Search Specific Custom Post Types in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-specific-custom-post-types-in-elementor/)- [How to Search Posts by Title Only in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-posts-by-title-only-in-elementor/)