Search bar not working, it is not letting me select the search bar and type in it

I reset the preferences, and I am still having the same issue. 

Let's see if the preferences are the issue. After starting AE, go into Preferences, Startup & Repair and find the button to go into Safe Mode. That'll restart AE. See if the effect search is working then. If it is, I'd suggest after restarting AE to reset your preferences (you'll be prompted) and see if the search continues to work.

Yes, I cannot type anything into the search bar. When I type on my keyboard after clicking on the search bar, nothing happens. Here is the tutorial I used with the preference changes I made for the purple highlight you mentioned. https://youtu.be/LAv5m694F3Q?si=7zKMEa9-7miA2omK 

So when it doesn't work, you can't type into the search bar at all? I'm noticing you have a purple highlight in your window, have you adjusted any hidden preferences to do that. Perhaps you have changed something else in the preferences which has broken the search bar.

It still doesn't work in any workspace I try.

It works when I undock the Effects and Presets panel, but it is really inconvenient to undock it. Is there anything else I can do? 

I'm using Adobe After Effects 2024, and here is my operating system:

Processor: 1.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5

Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 1536 MB

Memory: 8 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3

macOS Sonoma Version 14.4