Hi @jeffshurtliff Here is the doc for that specific component from the in-app docs in Studio. It looks like you're configuring it properly to me. Unless someone else comes up with an answer soon, I think you might be seeing a bug.
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You can configure the following in XLM View
XML Parameters
mode - Optimizes the component to use a wide or slim display. Possible values: slim, wide.
hideGranularity - Hides the drop-down list that scopes the search. When top-level categories are enabled on your community, you cannot hide granularity and also set defaultToCommunity to true. Possible values: true, false
defaultToCommunity - Defaults the scope of the search to be community-wide
searchType - Hides the granularity drop-down and scopes the search to messages or users. Possible values: message, user
A configuration like <component id="common.widget.search-form" hideGranularity="false" /> shows the dropdown and searches the current node by default.
A configuration like <component id="common.widget.search-form" hideGranularity="true" /> searches the entire top-level category.
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