diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index bb2cb7e..20d9800 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   height: 100vh;
 }
 
-.mobile-title {
+.nav-title-mobile {
   display: none;
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   z-index: 9;
 }
 
-.nav-title {
+.nav-title-desktop {
   display: inline-flex;
   color: orchid;
   padding-left: 1.5rem;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 .sidebar {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  width: 12rem;
+  width: 13.5rem;
   position: fixed;
   background-color: black;
   color: white;
@@ -234,17 +234,20 @@
     position: static;
   }
 
-  .desktop-title {
+  .nav-title-desktop {
     display: none;
   }
 
-  .mobile-title {
+  .nav-title-mobile {
     display: inline-flex;
+    color: orchid;
+    padding-left: 1.5rem;
+    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
   }
 
   .nav-searchbar {
     width: 12rem;
-    right: 12rem;
+    right: 7rem;
   }
 
   .sidebar-button {
diff --git a/src/features/navbar/Navbar.js b/src/features/navbar/Navbar.js
index 30bff4e..d53dc72 100644
--- a/src/features/navbar/Navbar.js
+++ b/src/features/navbar/Navbar.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export default function Navbar() {
     return (
         <>
         <div className="navbar">
-            <h1 className="nav-title desktop-title">Reddit, but it's all cats</h1>
-            <h1 className="nav-title mobile-title">Cat Reddit</h1>
+            <h1 className="nav-title-desktop">Reddit, but it's all cats</h1>
+            <h1 className="nav-title-mobile">Cat Reddit</h1>
             <SearchBar />
             <button className="sidebar-button" onClick={handleCollapse}>Sidebar</button>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/features/posts/postsSlice.js b/src/features/posts/postsSlice.js
index 0c57117..b4360e3 100644
--- a/src/features/posts/postsSlice.js
+++ b/src/features/posts/postsSlice.js
@@ -29,11 +29,32 @@ export const fetchComments = createAsyncThunk(
     }
 );
 
+export const searchByActive = createAsyncThunk(
+    'posts/searchByActive',
+    async(obj) => {
+        const { sub, term } = obj;
+        try {
+            let fulfilledResponse;
+            const myRequest = new Request(`https://www.reddit.com/${sub}/search.json?q=${term}&restrict_sr=1&sr_nsfw=`);
+            let response = await fetch(myRequest);
+            if (response.ok) {
+                let searchData = await response.json();
+                fulfilledResponse = searchData;
+            }
+            return fulfilledResponse;
+
+        } catch(e) {
+            console.log(e);
+        }
+    }
+)
+
 export const postsSlice = createSlice({
     name: 'posts',
     initialState: {
         posts: [],
         activeComments: [],
+        searchResults: [],
         requestsPending: false,
         requestDenied: false,
     },
@@ -43,7 +64,7 @@ export const postsSlice = createSlice({
         },
         updatePosts(state,action) {
             state.posts = action.payload;
-        },
+        }
     },
     extraReducers: (builder) => {
         builder.addCase(fetchBySub.pending, (state,action) => {
@@ -75,12 +96,28 @@ export const postsSlice = createSlice({
             state.requestDenied = false;
             state.activeComments.push(action.payload);
         })
+
+        builder.addCase(searchByActive.pending, (state,action) => {
+            state.requestsPending = true;
+            state.requestDenied = false;
+        })
+        builder.addCase(searchByActive.rejected, (state,action) => {
+            state.requestsPending = false;
+            state.requestDenied = true;
+        })
+        builder.addCase(searchByActive.fulfilled, (state,action) => {
+            state.requestsPending = false;
+            state.requestDenied = false;
+            state.searchResults = action.payload;
+        })
     }
 });
 
 export default postsSlice.reducer;
 export const selectPosts = state => state.postsSlice.posts;
 export const isPending = state => state.postsSlice.requestsPending;
+export const selectSearchResults = state => state.postsSlice.searchResults;
 export const { filterPosts, updatePosts } = postsSlice.actions;
 // exports also includes fetchBySub (takes argument of a sub)
-// exports also includes fetchComments (takes argument of a post permalink)
\ No newline at end of file
+// exports also includes fetchComments (takes argument of a post permalink)
+// exports also includes searchByActive
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/features/reddit/redditSlice.js b/src/features/reddit/redditSlice.js
index e92887a..5f5d930 100644
--- a/src/features/reddit/redditSlice.js
+++ b/src/features/reddit/redditSlice.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export const redditSlice = createSlice({
                 isSelected: true
             }
         },
+        formattedActive: []
     },
     reducers: {
         updateSubVisibility(state,action) {             // receives a subreddit name as action.payload
@@ -69,29 +70,29 @@ export const redditSlice = createSlice({
         },
         getActiveSubs(state,action) {
             let activeSubs = [];
-            let allSubs = state.redditSlice.subreddits;
-            for (let sub in allSubs) {
-                if (sub.isSelected) {
-                    activeSubs.push(sub);
-                } else {
-                    continue;
-                }
+            for (let sub in state.subreddits) {
+                sub.isSelected && activeSubs.push(sub.name);
             }
+            state.formattedActive = activeSubs;
         },
     },
     extraReducers: {},
 });
 
 export const selectAllSubs = state => state.redditSlice.subreddits;
-export const selectActiveSubs = state => {
+export const selectActive = state => {
+    let subs = [];
+    for (let sub in state.redditSlice.subreddits) {
+        subs.push(sub);
+    }
+    
     let activeSubs = [];
-    for (let it in state.redditSlice.subreddits) {
-        if (it.isSelected) {
-            activeSubs.push(it);
-        } else {
-            continue;
+    for (let each of subs) {
+        if (each.isSelected) {
+            activeSubs.push(each);
         }
     }
+
     return activeSubs;
 }
 export const { updateSubVisibility, getActiveSubs } = redditSlice.actions;
diff --git a/src/features/searchBar/searchBar.js b/src/features/searchBar/searchBar.js
index 6973652..27315c2 100644
--- a/src/features/searchBar/searchBar.js
+++ b/src/features/searchBar/searchBar.js
@@ -1,24 +1,53 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
+import { searchByActive, selectSearchResults } from '../posts/postsSlice';
+import { selectActive, selectAllSubs } from "../reddit/redditSlice";
 
 export default function SearchBar() {
+    const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
+    const selectedSubs = useSelector(selectAllSubs);
+    const activeSubs = useSelector(selectActive);
+    
     const [term, setTerm] = useState('');
+    const [results, setResults] = useState(null);
+    const searchData = useSelector(selectSearchResults);
 
     const handleChange = (e) => {
         e.preventDefault();
         setTerm(e.target.value);
     }
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (term) {
-            // dispatch an action which filters content by {term}
-        } else {
-            return;
+    const handleSubmit = () => {
+        if (term && activeSubs) {
+            let extracted = [];
+            for (let sub in activeSubs) {
+                extracted.push(sub);
+            }
+
+            console.log(extracted);
+            let mapped = extracted.map((sub) => dispatch(searchByActive({sub, term})));
+            Promise.all([...mapped]).then((data) => setResults(data));
         }
-    }, [term])
+    }
+
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        let active = true;
+
+        if (results && active) {
+            console.log(results);
+        }
+
+        return () => {
+            active = false;
+        }
+    }, [results, activeSubs]);
 
     return (
         <>
         <input type="text" className="nav-searchbar" placeholder="Search posts" value={term ? term : ''} onChange={handleChange} />
+        <input type="submit" onClick={handleSubmit}></input>
         </>
     );
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/features/sidebar/Sidebar.css b/src/features/sidebar/Sidebar.css
index b1225db..b2b5f88 100644
--- a/src/features/sidebar/Sidebar.css
+++ b/src/features/sidebar/Sidebar.css
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
     margin: 0.8rem 0;
 }
 
+.individual-sub button {
+    margin-right: 1rem;
+}
+
+.individual-sub label {
+    text-align: right;
+}
+
 .search-sub-input {
     margin-top: 2rem;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/features/sidebar/SidebarItem.js b/src/features/sidebar/SidebarItem.js
index 5454eb6..ecc2383 100644
--- a/src/features/sidebar/SidebarItem.js
+++ b/src/features/sidebar/SidebarItem.js
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
-import React, { useState } from "react";
-// import { useDispatch } from "react-redux";
-// import { updateSubVisibility } from "../reddit/redditSlice";
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useDispatch } from "react-redux";
+import { updateSubVisibility } from "../reddit/redditSlice";
 
 export default function SidebarItem({sub}) {
-    const [visible, setVisible] = useState('hide');     // dispatch will be used to dispatch updateSubVisibility on change in state
-    // const dispatch = useDispatch();                  // this will likely be within a useEffect hook
+    const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
-    const handleClick = () => {
-        if (visible === 'hide') {
-            setVisible('show');
-        } else if (visible === 'show') {
-            setVisible('hide');
-        }
+    const handleClick = () => {    
+        dispatch(updateSubVisibility(sub));
     }
 
     return (
         <div className="individual-sub">
-            {/* <input type="checkbox" id={sub} checked={checked} onChange={handleClick}></input> */}
-            <button id={sub} onClick={handleClick}>{visible}</button>
+            <button id={sub} onClick={handleClick}>toggle</button>
             <label id={sub}>{sub}</label>
         </div>
     );