# Frontend Search Settings & Search Filters

With these options you can manage the **frontend search settings box** layout. By default it's turned on and many of the filters are visible.

![](http://i.imgur.com/70wwPUr.png)

*This section only affects the frontend settings filter - to actually exlude categories and include post types go to the **Advanced Options** panel and to the **General options** panel.*

* [Layout and Position](/frontend-search-settings/layout-and-position.md)
* [Generic filters](/frontend-search-settings/generic-selectors.md)
* [Date filters](https://github.com/wpdreams/ajax-search-pro-documentation/tree/4c728149805c2ecb056ae1e3d65db08f9e4697df/frontend_search_settings/date_selectors.md)
* [Category and taxonomy term filters](/frontend-search-settings/category-and-taxponomy-term-filters.md)
* [Post type filters](/frontend-search-settings/post-type-selectors.md)
* [Custom field filters](/frontend-search-settings/custom-field-selectors.md)
* [Search Button](/frontend-search-settings/search-button.md)
* [Reset Button](/frontend-search-settings/reset-button.md)


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