Customizing the search bar

  • ScottyChoc

    (@scottychoc)


    13 years, 11 months ago

    HI, I’m really new to designing for WordPress so thanks for your help with what is probably a really easy question. I’m building a child theme from Starkers HTML5 which has been incredibly helpful starting from scratch with all the styles removed.
    I can’t seem to find the code to edit the search bar. For Instance, I really just want to remove the “Search for:” that sits in front of it. Then I can just style it with css. Are there any good articles about customizing the search bar?

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  • WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    13 years, 11 months ago

    It depends on the way the theme is coded — if you post a link to your site someone can probably give you more specific help.

    Amy Hendrix (sabreuse)

    (@sabreuse)

    13 years, 11 months ago

    It looks like Starkers HTML5 doesn’t include a custom searchform.php, which means that WordPress will insert the default search form (which includes a Search For: label) instead. You can find information about replacing the default search form on this Codex page.

    Thread Starter ScottyChoc

    (@scottychoc)

    13 years, 11 months ago

    Thanks for the responses, this gives me a great place to start!

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