diff --git a/web/templates/search.html b/web/templates/search.html
index 5b6267a..1d01a9b 100644
--- a/web/templates/search.html
+++ b/web/templates/search.html
@@ -9,34 +9,6 @@
     <div class="search-row">
       <input type="text" name="q" value="{{ q }}" placeholder="Type to search…" class="search-input" autofocus>
       <button class="btn btn-primary">Search</button>
-
-      <!-- Help button -->
-      <button
-        class="btn btn-secondary help-toggle"
-        type="button"
-        data-target="#search-help-panel"
-      >
-        Help
-      </button>
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Help panel -->
-    <div id="search-help-panel" class="help-panel">
-      <h3>How to Use Search Operators</h3>
-      <ul>
-        <li><strong>Simple keyword</strong> — type any word to find entries that contain it.<br>
-            <em>Example:</em> <code>faith</code></li>
-        <li><strong>Phrase search</strong> — put quotes around a phrase to match it exactly.<br>
-            <em>Example:</em> <code>"Jehovah is my shepherd"</code></li>
-        <li><strong>OR search</strong> — use <code>OR</code> (uppercase).<br>
-            <em>Example:</em> <code>love OR kindness</code></li>
-        <li><strong>Exclude terms</strong> — use <code>-</code> to remove.<br>
-            <em>Example:</em> <code>hope -future</code></li>
-        <li><strong>Wildcard search</strong> — use <code>*</code>.<br>
-            <em>Example:</em> <code>lov*</code></li>
-        <li><strong>Scripture search</strong> — type a Bible book.<br>
-            <em>Example:</em> <code>John 3:16</code></li>
-      </ul>
     </div>
 
     <div class="filter-row">
@@ -225,22 +197,6 @@
     });
   });
 
-  // Help panel toggle (unchanged)
-  document.addEventListener('click', function(e){
-    const btn = e.target.closest('.help-toggle');
-    if (btn) {
-      const panel = document.querySelector(btn.dataset.target || '#search-help-panel');
-      if (panel) panel.classList.toggle('open');
-      return;
-    }
-    const panel = document.querySelector('#search-help-panel');
-    if (!panel) return;
-    if (panel.classList.contains('open')) {
-      const clickedInside = panel.contains(e.target) || e.target.closest('.help-toggle');
-      if (!clickedInside) panel.classList.remove('open');
-    }
-  });
-
   // ===============================
   // No-results: show a random funny illustration
   // ===============================
@@ -254,7 +210,7 @@
       `It’s like looking for a matching sock. You find five that are “close enough,” but never the one you actually need.`,
       `It’s like running into the store for peanut butter. You leave with bread, bananas, cereal, and gum—somehow no peanut butter.`,
       `It feels like searching for your car keys when you’re late. You check the counter, pockets, and finally… the fridge. Next to the milk.`,
-      `It’s like walking around the house holding your phone in the air, trying to catch a Wi‑Fi signal that appears and vanishes at random.`,
+      `It’s like walking around the house holding your phone in the air, trying to catch a Wi-Fi signal that appears and vanishes at random.`,
       `Imagine a giant library where you’re sure the book is “right here.” You scan up, down, left, right—then realize you’re in the wrong aisle.`,
       `It’s like following GPS: “Turn left now!” You miss it, circle the block, and the voice keeps politely “recalculating.”`,
       `It’s like trying to find an umbrella on a sunny day—no luck. The moment it pours, suddenly you own five.`,
@@ -284,7 +240,7 @@
     const today = new Date();
     const ymd = today.getFullYear()*10000 + (today.getMonth()+1)*100 + today.getDate();
 
-    // 32‑bit xorshift PRNG for a good daily seed
+    // 32-bit xorshift PRNG for a good daily seed
     function xorshift32(seed){
       let x = seed | 0;
       x ^= x << 13; x ^= x >>> 17; x ^= x << 5;
@@ -362,19 +318,6 @@
 </script>
 
 <style>
-  /* Help panel */
-  .help-panel{
-    display:none;
-    margin-top:10px;
-    background:#fff;
-    border:1px solid var(--border);
-    border-radius:12px;
-    padding:14px;
-    box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.06);
-    font-size:14px;
-  }
-  .help-panel.open{ display:block; }
-
   /* Dropdown panel */
   .dropdown-panel { display:none; padding:12px; }
   .dropdown-panel.open { display:block; }
@@ -412,14 +355,12 @@
     const fd = new FormData(form);
     const fields = [];
     for (const [k, v] of fd.entries()) {
-      // sel[field]=on → capture "field"
       if (k.startsWith('sel[') && k.endsWith(']') && (v === 'on' || v === 'true' || v === '1')) {
         fields.push(k.slice(4, -1));
       }
     }
     const q = (qInput && qInput.value || '').trim();
 
-    // Store exactly what the user selected — NO default to ["subject"]
     try {
       localStorage.setItem('lastSearchQ', q);
       localStorage.setItem('lastSearchFields', JSON.stringify(fields));
@@ -428,7 +369,5 @@
 })();
 </script>
 
-
-
 {% include "partials/announcement_modal.html" %}
 {% endblock %}
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