1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/client/src/app/search/search.component.ts b/client/src/app/search/search.component.ts
index 475fdd277..b86b5083a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/search/search.component.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   currentSearch: string
 
   private subActivatedRoute: Subscription
-  private isInitialLoad = true
+  private isInitialLoad = false // set to false to show the search filters on first arrival
   private firstSearch = true
 
   private channelsPerPage = 2
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.updateUrlFromAdvancedSearch()
   }
 
+  numberOfFilters () {
+    return this.advancedSearch.size()
+  }
+
   private resetPagination () {
     this.pagination.currentPage = 1
     this.pagination.totalItems = null
@@ -150,9 +154,11 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   private updateUrlFromAdvancedSearch () {
+    const search = (this.currentSearch && this.currentSearch !== '') ? this.currentSearch : undefined
+
     this.router.navigate([], {
       relativeTo: this.route,
-      queryParams: Object.assign({}, this.advancedSearch.toUrlObject(), { search: this.currentSearch })
+      queryParams: Object.assign({}, this.advancedSearch.toUrlObject(), { search })
     })
   }
 }