idea Search component: Hide sources dropdown in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Ideas

Search component: Hide sources dropdown

fdeters — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:46:46 GMT

With the Search component, I want the option to hide the "Search in" sources dropdown menu when the component has multiple search sources configured. In particular, a "hide-source-dropdown" attribute would be useful.

For example, the search component below has several search sources (some LayerSearchSources, some LocatorSearchSources). I would like to be able to hide the dropdown menu all together and remove the UI control. Our users don't really need to be able to choose which sources they're searching in. It's obvious from the search results which are the ones they're looking for and which are not relevant.

I've found that this menu can be especially confusing for screen reader users or non-GIS users who aren't familiar with the concept of "search sources".

Re: Search component: Hide sources dropdown - Status changed to: Under Consideration

Noah-Sager — Wed, 27 May 2026 15:58:21 GMT

Thanks for sharing this idea here, @fdeters. We think it's a good one, and will consider it for a future release.

Re: Search component: Hide sources dropdown

JuliePowell — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:37:10 GMT

Hello @fdeters ! We would really love to learn more about your application requirements. Do you have other JS Maps SDK component configuration/styling needs? When you have the chance, it would be great if you could fill out this survey for us to help inform our roadmap: https://arcg.is/14yzvW1

Re: Search component: Hide sources dropdown

DRama — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:43:23 GMT

Any update on this request, sure hiding the layer dropdown will be helpful