From feef8d91c7bd81995d2594195ff909991d9c49d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "binary.baum" <binary.baum@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 13:26:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] set the default search type to all instead of
 software-catalog in the search page
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Signed-off-by: binary.baum <binary.baum@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Vödisch, Alexander <A72749@eon.com>
---
 .changeset/three-rooms-enjoy.md | 5 +++++
 plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx    | 1 -
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/three-rooms-enjoy.md

diff --git a/.changeset/three-rooms-enjoy.md b/.changeset/three-rooms-enjoy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2679de1c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/three-rooms-enjoy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search': major
+---
+
+Set the default search type to `All` instead of `Software Catalog` in the search page.
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
index 2efe9978e0..55382a4814 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ export const searchPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
                     <Grid item xs={3}>
                       <SearchType.Accordion
                         name="Result Type"
-                        defaultValue="software-catalog"
                         showCounts
                         types={[
                           {