You can resolve this by adding the below CSS code in the Custom CSS option of Ivory Search plugin settings on the path Ivory Search -> Settings -> Settings

nav.slicknav_nav .is-menu a {
    display: none;
}

nav.slicknav_nav .is-menu form {
    display: block !important;
    position: static;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    margin-left: 15px;
}

Thank you for providing detailed information.

I tried to reproduce the issue on my website but I couldn’t so it seems specific to your website.

Perhaps this is because we are lazy-loading some JavaScripts or CSS at the end of the page? I do not know why it was happening.

This can be an issue so you can try temporarily deactivating the lazy-loading and test it.

Also, I can see you are using some cache on your website so you can also try clearing the cache.

Thank you for sharing your site URL.

I visited your website and saw your website theme has created a custom search bar therefore it is not controlled by the Ivory Search plugin.

You can change the theme search bar functionality by developing a custom code contacting the theme author.

If you are not a developer then you can consider hiring a developer to develop it for you. You can hire a developer from any freelance site or WordPress agency.

You can also consider us to develop it for you using the form https://ivorysearch.com/custom-work/

You are always welcome, I’m glad I was able to help you with this matter. There is no obligation but by your kind words I wonder if I could trouble you to leave a review based on this experience here:

https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-search-to-menu/reviews/?filter=5

I’d really appreciate that. 🙂

And if I can be of any further assistance please don’t hesitate to ask.

I hope you are well today and thank you for your questions.

#1 Is there a way to change the default text when no search terms are matched?
#2 Is there a way to have recommendations given when exact search terms are not found?

The no search results found page is displayed by the search.php file of the theme that you are using on your site so the plugin doesn’t control how the text will be displayed on it but your site theme controls it.

You can change this developing custom code in the search.php file of your child theme by contacting the theme author or consider hiring a developer to develop it for you. You can hire a developer from any freelance site or WordPress agency.

You can also consider hiring us to develop it for you using the form https://ivorysearch.com/custom-work/

And a final question and attachment, when given search results, can the search button align with search form?

Yes, we can align it using CSS.

Could you please share the page URL from your site where it is displaying so that I can help you to align it?

Best regards,
Ivory Search Support