Is this normal ?

Yes, It is normal.

Is there a way to get searched terms in colors when they are in the post ?

This is a custom requirement and you can do this by developing a custom code.

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

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

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

The close icon is displayed beside the menu search bar as shown in the attached screenshot.

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Ivory Search Support

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

Yes, you can do that by using the plugin’s highlight feature below.

Highlight Searched Terms

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Ivory Search Support

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

Could you please share the page URL from your site where it displays so I can help you?

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Ivory Search Support

I’m sorry to hear about the problem you are having.

Could you please tell me which version of WordPress, PHP and the Ivory Search plugin you are using and also share the exact error log so I can troubleshoot the issue?

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Ivory Search Support