How to Add a Full Screen Search Overlay in WordPress
Recently, one of our readers asked if we could write a tutorial on how to add a full screen search overlay in WordPress. You have probably seen this on popular sites like Wired. When a user clicks on the search icon, the search box opens up and covers the whole screen which can improve user experience on mobile devices. In this article, we will show you how to add a full screen search overlay in WordPress.
The full screen search is slowly becoming a trend because it drastically improves the search experience for mobile users. Since mobile screens are very small, by offering a full screen overlay, you make it easy for users to type and search on your website.
When we first got this tutorial request, we knew it would require some code. Our goal at WPBeginner is to make things as simple as possible.
Once we had finished writing the tutorial, we realized that it was too complicated of a process, and it should rather be wrapped into a simple plugin.
To make it easy, we have created a video tutorial on how to add a full screen search overlay that you can watch below.