By default, the search bar of the Primo VE homepage hides the dropdown of profile slots for your view, and users can see them only as autocomplete suggestions when they start typing.
![Primo search bar with no dropdown and autocomplete suggestions.](https://www.orbiscascade.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/hannon-autocomplete.png)
There are two methods to reveal the dropdown: add a parameter to the homepage URL, or add a short block of AngularJS to your customization package.
![Primo search bar with the slot dropdown showing.](https://www.orbiscascade.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/hannon-home-with-dropdown.png)
Method 1: Add Parameter to URL
Adding a default search_scope parameter to all of your links into Primo VE will force the display of the dropdown for visitors. You can easily find the parameter to use by submitting a test search and looking in the URL for “&search_scope=[your slot code].”
Example: https://[CNAME].primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=[view code]&search_scope=[slot code]
Method 2: Add Code to Customization Package
The following code, when added to the js/custom.js file of your customization package, will always display the dropdown for new basic searches, regardless of the parameters passed in the URL.
app.component('prmSearchBarAfter', {
controller: function($scope) {
this.$onInit = function() {
$scope.$parent.$ctrl.showTabsAndScopes = true;
}
}
});