Title: Search button doesn't work
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Search button doesn't work

 *  Resolved [dpdotcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpdotcom/)
 * (@dpdotcom)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-button-doesnt-work/)
 * I build a website using wordpress.Today I tried to edit the search template,after
   that I found the search button doesn’t work,click the search button,the page 
   is still,nothing happen.Then I uploaded the backup search template to cover the
   modified one,but the search still not work.I have googled but not find the solution
   I need.
    My site [http://downpress.com](http://downpress.com),thanks.

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 *  [KrashKartMedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krashkartmedia/)
 * (@krashkartmedia)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-button-doesnt-work/#post-2758114)
 * you dont have the script for the search form running it seems like. If you look
   at the page source of wordpress.org, you can see their code looks like this
 *     ```
       <form action="http://wordpress.org/search/do-search.php" method="get" id="head-search">
       			<input class="text" name="search" type="text" value="Search WordPress.org" maxlength="150" onfocus="this.value=(this.value=='Search WordPress.org') ? '' : this.value;" onblur="this.value=(this.value=='') ? 'Search WordPress.org' : this.value;" /> <input type="submit" class="button" value="Go" />
       		</form>
       ```
   
 * where yours is this:
 *     ```
       <form method="get" action="http://downpress.com" name="search-form" class="search-form">
   
       							<div class="row">
   
       								<input type="text" value="Search..." name="s" onclick="this.value=''" onblur="if('' == this.value) {this.value='Search...';}" />
       ```
   
 * you do not have the `</form>` and the action of your site is to your main domain,
   and not to a .php page.
 *  [imtop10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imtop10/)
 * (@imtop10)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-button-doesnt-work/#post-2758228)
 * Maybe you should instead the input type=”button” to “image”,and set an image 
   as search button
 *  Thread Starter [dpdotcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpdotcom/)
 * (@dpdotcom)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-button-doesnt-work/#post-2758271)
 * Thanks both,it’s not about the script and I do have the </form>,I changed the
   input type,now it works.

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 * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-button-doesnt-work/#post-2758271)
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