Search bar: advanced configuration options

The Search bar offers powerful advanced ways to search the web, find your bookmarks, and unique start.me content. You can also disable it entirely, for your pages or your public team pages.

Instructions:

1. Set default tab
2. Hide search bar
3. Hide search bar on team domain

1. Set default tab [back to top]

When you enter a keyword in the search bar, the default tab will start showing the results. If you want to go there, click a result. If you just click enter, you'll perform a regular search in your default search engine.

Instructions:

• Click the downward arrow in your search bar.
• Click the Search bar settings at the bottom of the dialog.
• In the general pane, you can set the default search tab you want to open for your searches (PRO feature).
  • The web - the first results you see are delivered by your selected search engine.
  • My Bookmarks - search your own bookmarks first, select the one you're looking for in the list.
  • start.me - search through start.me content first, like public start pages, site information, or Top Websites categories.
• Click outside the Search sidebar, to continue.

This is a PRO feature. Upgrade now.

2. Hide search bar  [back to top]

Instructions:

• Click the ME menu.
• Click More settings.
• Scroll to the Show search bar toggle. Toggle off to hide the Search bar on all your pages.
• Click Save to confirm.

This is a PRO feature. Upgrade now.

3. Hide search bar on team domain [back to top]

There are many options available to team owners to control the appearance of their team pages. With this option, you can hide the default search bar for public start.me pages on https://yourteam.start.me, so users who are not logged in will not see the search bar.

Instructions:

• Open the Settings page of your team.
• In the Admin portal, locate the option Team Portal & SSO. 
• Now you can toggle the settings option Hide search bar. There are several other display options to adjust. Read all about it here.
• Click Save settings to confirm.

For this feature, you need a Team subscription or free team trial. Start a trial now.