OK, found the ‘Allow forum wide search’ setting. It appears when my theme is activated this box refuses to remain checked when saving forum settings. Following up with theme developer. If anyone has any thoughts I’d be interested to hear.
Theme is JumpStart
@johnnya23 Thanks for the review 🙂
I see at the bottom of your site: “Designed by Theme Blvd”
Could you double check with the Twenty Fourteen theme please.
I’m thinking either the theme or a plugin is only conditionally displaying widgets on certain pages, this may be configurable, or may not.