Search Bar in page

You would need to remove <?php get_search_form(); ?> from your theme’s sidebar template and place it in another template file (e.g. page.php) or in a custom page template.

After you remove that from the sidebar template and move it to the page.php, how do you go about putting the actual search bar on a page wherever you’d like?

If you add it to page.php, it will be in every Page you publish. If you want it only on some pages, consider creating a custom page template and then assign that template to your Pages as, and when, the search bar is needed.

Got it, thanks for the help but I’m still relatively new. I cant wait until I understand all of this as much as you do. Last ?, what coding do I place in the new custom page (do I only need <?php get_search_form(); ?>) and then how do I call/ask for the search bar to show up wherever I want? Any insight or links to learn this process is appreciated.

Have you read the custom page template link above? If so, then I’d suggested adding <?php get_search_form(); ?> just after the Loop – e.g.:

<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<?php edit_post_link(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php  endif; ?>
<?php get_search_form(); ?>

That way you can add a little personalised content above the search form via the Admin Edit Page interface.