---
title: Search form
description: "A search form is a great way to use **URL parameters** in a user friendly way. It allows a user to search for specific values in specific fields using **plain values** and **wildcards**. To launch a search form we need…"
url: "https://docs.legacy.wpdataaccess.com/docs/search-form/"
updated: "2025-11-21"
category: Legacy Tools / Tables / Filters / Interactive Filters
---

# Search form

A search form is a great way to use **URL parameters** in a user friendly way. It allows a user to search for specific values in specific fields using **plain values** and **wildcards**.  To launch a search form we need to create two separate pages:

1. A page containing the **search form**
2. A page containing the **data table**

The user fills out the search form and presses the submit button. The search form sends values to the data table page. The data table page processes the URL arguments.

## *Premium features!*

- Premium users can access URL parameters directly in the default where clause.
- This offers a lot more control and fine tuning.
- Premium users can also access URL parameters from http POST requests.

  [Read more about using URL parameters in a default where clause...](/docs/static-filters/)

## Remove data table search options

You should remove all other search options from your data table page when you use a search form.

Remove search options from your data table:

- [Manually remove search options](/docs/advanced-settings/) (see dom options)

  OR

- [Remove search options using the extention manager](/docs/extension-manager/) (for premium users: much easier)

If you are a premium user and individual column search is enabled for your table, add the following options to advanced options to disable this feature:

## Advanced options

```
{ "wpda_searchbox": "none" }
```

## Demo

- [Real time demo](/publication-search-form-demo/)

## Template

You can download a Code Manager template here:

- [https://code-manager.com/code/?wpda_search_column_code_name=publication-search-form](https://code-manager.com/code/?wpda_search_column_code_name=publication-search-form)

This example contains the search form only and works with both the free and premium version. Please follow the instruction in the template.