Title: Plugin not working
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Plugin not working

 *  Resolved [maderemark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maderemark/)
 * (@maderemark)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-working-267/)
 * Hi,
 * This looks like a great plugin! I installed and activated the newest version 
   but the search box still appears. ([http://bestinoh.com/info/](http://bestinoh.com/info/))
 * Your FAQ says, _“There is no way for this plugin to prevent this hardcoded form
   from being displayed._
 * However, even if this is the case, the form won’t work (thanks to this plugin),
   but it will still be displayed.”
 * I don’t know if the form is hardcoded and causing the issue or there is more 
   to setting up the plugin than just activating it – however, I am still able to
   get search results when using the search box.
 * Any ideas?
 * Thanks,
 * Mark
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-search/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-search/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Scott Reilly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coffee2code/)
 * (@coffee2code)
 * WordPress & Plugin Developer
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-working-267/#post-5902433)
 * [@maderemark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maderemark/) : Assuming the
   linked site hasn’t been changed since you posted, it’s acting like the plugin
   isn’t activated. On a test site of mine running WP 4.1 (your site appears to 
   be WP 4.0, which shouldn’t make a difference) with the Twenty Fourteen theme 
   active (the theme you are using), the plugin properly disables searching in 3
   visible ways for me:
 * * The search icon, when clicked, reveals an empty green line across to the top
   of the site (because the plugin suppressed the display of the search template)
   *
   The sidebar search widget (which is how you have a search box on the left side
   of your site) is disabled (so it doesn’t appear) by the plugin * A search for
   a term known to have been used in posts (e.g. [http://example.com?s=links](http://example.com?s=links))
   returns no results.
 * Are you positive the plugin is activated? Is there anything special you can think
   of regarding how the site is configured? Other plugins that are also activated?
 * The plugin hasn’t had any changes to its functionality in quite awhile, so I 
   would expect more reports if it flat-out didn’t work. That said, there could 
   be some sort of edge case or conflict going on here.
 *  Thread Starter [maderemark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maderemark/)
 * (@maderemark)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-working-267/#post-5902437)
 * Because I did not get a response to my post about this issue, I deleted the WP
   installation and am starting over. I have not installed the plugin on the new
   install. You apparently visited my site after I did the above.
 * Thanks
 * Mark

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 * Last reply from: [maderemark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maderemark/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-working-267/#post-5902437)
 * Status: resolved