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# How to add search in Ghost
- URL: https://ghost.org/help/search/
- Published: 2023-04-18T13:34:30.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-21T14:26:08.000Z
- Author: Ghost
- Tags: Design, Manual

Ghost includes built-in search functionality to give your readers easy access to search all published posts, tags, and authors on your site.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/0f/690faecc-18d1-42c5-a99a-83ce5fada384/content/images/2023/04/ghost-search.gif)

### How to use search

Search is available on all Ghost sites, and there are various ways to activate the feature.

All of Ghost’s [Official themes](https://ghost.org/themes/?category=official&ref=ghost.org) are outfitted to support Search, and include a **Ctrl/⌘ + K** keyboard shortcut, to launch search within the browser. Find out how to [update to the latest version](https://ghost.org/help/update-official-theme) of an official theme.

If your theme doesn’t support Search by default, this can be implemented in one of two ways (or both) depending on your preference.

### Add search to your site navigation

The fastest way to get started is by adding a search link to your [site navigation](https://ghost.org/help/updating-navigation/), in the **Settings → Navigation** area of Ghost Admin. All you need to do is add **#/search** as the URL and give it a name of your choosing.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/0f/690faecc-18d1-42c5-a99a-83ce5fada384/content/images/2023/04/add-search-to-navigation.gif)

Adding search as a navigation item

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/0f/690faecc-18d1-42c5-a99a-83ce5fada384/content/images/2023/04/search-navigation.gif)

Launch search from navigation

### Add search to custom themes

If you’re using a custom theme that doesn’t include support for search, it’s possible to add search using the `data-ghost-search` attribute on any element within your theme files. Read more in our [developer documentation](https://ghost.org/docs/themes/search?ref=ghost.org).