2 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/assets/js/search.js b/assets/js/search.js
index b8c8c80..484f3d9 100644
--- a/assets/js/search.js
+++ b/assets/js/search.js
@@ -77,12 +77,14 @@ function handleSearchQuery(event) {
   const query = document.getElementById('search').value.trim().toLowerCase();
   if (!query) {
     displayErrorMessage(config.strings.searchEnterTerm);
+    hideSearchResults();
     return;
   }
 
   const results = searchSite(query);
   if (!results.length) {
     displayErrorMessage(config.strings.searchNoResults);
+    hideSearchResults();
     return;
   }
 
@@ -145,13 +147,6 @@ function hideErrorMessage() {
   document.querySelector('.search-error-message').innerHTML = '';
 }
 
-function handleClearSearchButtonClicked() {
-  hideSearchResults();
-  hideErrorMessage();
-  clearSearchResults();
-  clearAndFocusSearchInput();
-}
-
 function hideSearchResults() {
   document.getElementById('site-search').classList.remove('expanded');
   document.getElementById('search-results').classList.add('hide-element');
@@ -169,12 +164,6 @@ function clearSearchResults() {
   document.getElementById('results-count').innerHTML = '';
 }
 
-function clearAndFocusSearchInput() {
-  const search = document.getElementById('search');
-  search.value = '';
-  search.focus();
-}
-
 function updateSearchResults(query, results) {
   document.getElementById('search-results-body').innerHTML = results
     .map((hit) => `
diff --git a/assets/sass/_form-elements.scss b/assets/sass/_form-elements.scss
index e1c5174..5948213 100644
--- a/assets/sass/_form-elements.scss
+++ b/assets/sass/_form-elements.scss
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ form input:-moz-ui-invalid {
 
 .search-item {
   font-weight: bold;
+  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 84);
 }
 
 .search-error,