Search Bar that appears on some pages does not search

[colinkelleher]

A search bar appears on some pages, but does not work - i.e. doesn't actually perform a search

Context

The search bar provided at the top of some of the webpages within our software project does not actually carry out a search

Process

1. A user visits a page to complete their work
2. The page/website has a lot of content and the user cannot find what they are looking for
3. The user enters the keyword within the search bar which has the prompt type to search
4. The user hits the return key, and except to be brought to the appropriate location
5. As the feature is now, the page they are on is just reloaded

Expected result

The website is searched for the users keyword and they are brought to the appropriate location

Current result

Once the user enters their keyword and hits enter, the page they are currently on is reloaded

Possible Fix

• Remove the search bar and do not provide a search facility

• Write a script to carry out the search, and embed this script within the search facility.