# Clear search field automatically

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/clear-search-field-automatically/58404>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [February 23, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/clear-search-field-automatically/58404 "2023-02-23T20:46:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Brian\_Augusta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/brian_augusta/32/34244_2.png) [@Brian\_Augusta](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Brian_Augusta)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/clear-search-field-automatically/58404/1 "2023-02-23T20:46:12Z")

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It’s a little unconventional that when you enter a search term in the search field it is persistent until you clear it, even months later. If a user enters a search term it collapses the list of items and then remains that way. Even as an experienced user, I’m often flummoxed coming back to a page in my app to find only one item on a page, until I remember to look at the search bar that I interacted with last time I used the site.

Can it be made to clear the search term after the user navigates away from the page?

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**Author:** ![Mvpable](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mvpable/32/54543_2.png) [@Mvpable](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mvpable)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/clear-search-field-automatically/58404/2 "2023-03-04T18:42:34Z")

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Thanks for sharing. I’m currently encountering the same issue ! I would love to hear from the community any solution for this.

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/clear-search-field-automatically/58404/3 "2023-03-04T20:08:06Z")

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Interesting. I can re-create this and agree that if the app closes, I feel like the search should clear. @tristan

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**Author:** ![Mvpable](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mvpable/32/54543_2.png) [@Mvpable](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mvpable)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/clear-search-field-automatically/58404/4 "2023-03-05T14:13:55Z")

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Same for Pagination in tables. The chosen page number persist.

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**Author:** ![Thomas\_THEVENOT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thomas_thevenot/32/57701_2.png) [@Thomas\_THEVENOT](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Thomas_THEVENOT)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/clear-search-field-automatically/58404/5 "2023-05-10T19:25:55Z")

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Same with the filtre collection function

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**Author:** ![Hobe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hobe/32/55866_2.png) [@Hobe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hobe)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/clear-search-field-automatically/58404/6 "2023-05-10T21:03:06Z")

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this is a bad user experience. it bothers me a lot.