# How I displayed searchable content inside a custom component **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [August 31, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487 "2026-08-31T22:46:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ajenks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ajenks/32/34693_2.png) [@ajenks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ajenks)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/1 "2026-08-31T22:46:51Z")
This is out of my comfort zone but I wanted to share this video with the community. Itโ€™s a cool solution that I came up with to solve a challenge I had with a recent customer website migration from Classic to Elements. ---
**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/2 "2026-08-31T23:07:06Z")
Hey thatโ€™s pretty rad @ajenks, nice work. ๐Ÿ‘ I like how fast it pulls up the data, and smooth too. ---
**Author:** ![WeaverPixel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/weaverpixel/32/25453_2.png) [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/3 "2026-09-01T05:47:34Z")
Really cool ๐Ÿ‘ ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/4 "2026-09-01T08:26:54Z")
@ajenks that is really slick, and the site looks great, nice work! You should definitely share these in the [Built with Elements category](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/built-with-elements/63)! ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/5 "2026-09-01T16:20:09Z")
Arlen is the actual website available to be used? Spotted my name there and interested to see? TIA ---
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/6 "2026-09-01T16:21:53Z")
> **[Baker County Library and Surname Research](https://bakerhistory.org/library/)** @PMUK ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/7 "2026-09-01T16:59:40Z")
Jan you built my hopes and then made them crash to earth!๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ The link on my surname doesnt work although it tells me there theres 429!๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ ---
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/8 "2026-09-01T17:25:14Z")
@ajenks we need your help ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![ajenks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ajenks/32/34693_2.png) [@ajenks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ajenks)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/9 "2026-09-01T17:52:05Z")
Yeah, I should rename that to โ€œSurname Lookupโ€ not Research. They just gave me a list of names to show and nothing deeper than thatโ€ฆnot sure what purpose it serves, but they wanted it on there so I did as I was toldโ€ฆ๐Ÿ˜‚ ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-i-displayed-searchable-content-inside-a-custom-component/57487/10 "2026-09-01T19:56:58Z")
Arlen well thats a load of โ€œbuild up your hopes and then dash itโ€ button! I wont visit that site then! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚