Title: Make “Search” field REQUIRED
Last modified: June 2, 2023

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# Make “Search” field REQUIRED

 *  [samben28](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samben28/)
 * (@samben28)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-search-field-required/)
 * How to make the search field required and not allow the form to be submited if
   it’s empty?

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-search-field-required/)
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