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# chatteranswers:searchask

Search bar and button that lets users search for questions and articles and ask questions within a zone. Use with other Chatter Answers components to create a customized experience for your Chatter Answers users.

## Example

This example displays the Chatter Answers searchask component.

```visualforce

            <apex:page showHeader="true">
                <chatteranswers:searchask communityId="09axx00000000HK"/>
            </apex:page>


```

## Attributes

| Attribute Name   | Attribute Type | Description                                                                                                                  | Required? | API Version | Access |
| ---------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ----------- | ------ |
| `communityId`    | string         | Zone in which to display the feed.                                                                                           | Yes       | 29.0        |        |
| `id`             | String         | An identifier that allows the component to be referenced by other components in the page.                                    |           | 14.0        | global |
| `noSignIn`       | Boolean        | A flag that disables the sign-on option for the feed.                                                                        |           | 29.0        |        |
| `rendered`       | Boolean        | A Boolean value that specifies whether the component is rendered on the page. If not specified, this value defaults to true. |           | 14.0        | global |
| `searchLanguage` | String         | The language in which the articles must be retrieved.                                                                        |           | 29.0        |        |
| `useUrlRewriter` | Boolean        | A flag that rewrites URLs based on the Sites URL Rewriter.                                                                   |           | 29.0        |        |