# CMS filter search not working

**URL:** <https://forum.finsweet.com/t/cms-filter-search-not-working/3322>\
**Category:** Attributes\
**Tags:** cmsfilter\
**Created:** [August 24, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/cms-filter-search-not-working/3322 "2024-08-24T20:49:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tejus.kabadi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/tejus.kabadi/32/66_2.png) [@tejus.kabadi](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/tejus.kabadi)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/cms-filter-search-not-working/3322/1 "2024-08-24T20:49:26Z")

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Hey there,

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Let me know!

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**Author:** ![Support-Luis](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/support-luis/32/53_2.png) [@Support-Luis](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/Support-Luis)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/cms-filter-search-not-working/3322/2 "2024-08-26T09:50:18Z")

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Hey @tejus.kabadi! You have a “submit” button visible on your form, this prevents the filter from applying to the list until the user presses this button.

 ![Screenshot 2024-08-26 at 11.45.26](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/finsweet1/original/2X/0/0c09470ed74f7a9a470c65a05234473a3db849a9.jpeg)

You can just replace it with a normal button and style it the same if you want the list to be filtered instantly.

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**Author:** ![tejus.kabadi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/tejus.kabadi/32/66_2.png) [@tejus.kabadi](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/tejus.kabadi)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/cms-filter-search-not-working/3322/3 "2024-08-26T20:07:55Z")

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WOW! Never knew that, thanks for letting me know 🙂

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**Author:** ![Support-Luis](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.finsweet.com/support-luis/32/53_2.png) [@Support-Luis](https://forum.finsweet.com/u/Support-Luis)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.finsweet.com/t/cms-filter-search-not-working/3322/4 "2024-08-27T02:42:30Z")

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We have it here in the documentation 😉

 ![Screenshot 2024-08-27 at 04.41.57](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/finsweet1/original/2X/b/b4d9f167cb61c81dc5724d06996f2a12cf30596c.png)