diff --git a/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchBar.js b/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchBar.js
index 693e5b8cbb..be3332df69 100644
--- a/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchBar.js
+++ b/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchBar.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class SearchBar extends Component {
     // when non-empty search input submitted
     return query
       ? window.location.assign(
-          `https://freecodecamp.org/news/search/?query=${encodeURIComponent(
+          `https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/search/?query=${encodeURIComponent(
             query
           )}`
         )
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class SearchBar extends Component {
                 onChange={this.handleChange}
                 onFocus={this.handleFocus}
                 onSubmit={this.handleSearch}
-                showLoadingIndicator={true}
+                showLoadingIndicator={false}
                 translations={{ placeholder }}
               />
             </ObserveKeys>
diff --git a/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchHits.js b/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchHits.js
index c5abfbc719..75635a4a38 100644
--- a/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchHits.js
+++ b/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchHits.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const CustomHits = connectHits(
       {
         objectID: `default-hit-${searchQuery}`,
         query: searchQuery,
-        url: `https://freecodecamp.org/news/search/?query=${encodeURIComponent(
+        url: `https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/search/?query=${encodeURIComponent(
           searchQuery
         )}`,
         title: `See all results for ${searchQuery}`,
diff --git a/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchSuggestion.js b/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchSuggestion.js
index 184200eb10..1a936b04b0 100644
--- a/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchSuggestion.js
+++ b/client/src/components/search/searchBar/SearchSuggestion.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const Suggestion = ({ hit, handleMouseEnter, handleMouseLeave }) => {
       }
       href={
         dropdownFooter
-          ? `https://freecodecamp.org/news/search/?query=${encodeURIComponent(
+          ? `https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/search/?query=${encodeURIComponent(
               hit.query
             )}`
           : hit.url