Title: Change the search string
Last modified: March 18, 2017

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# Change the search string

 *  [cricketbird](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cricketbird/)
 * (@cricketbird)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-the-search-string/)
 * I would like to change the default text that appears in the search box (where
   it currently says “to search type and hit enter”).
 * I searched in the theme found that statement in searchform.php as well as in 
   several of the language translation files. I’ve changed this to my preferred 
   text in those places in my child theme (moved searchform.php over), and when 
   that didn’t work, I resorted to changing it in the original hueman searchform.
   php file. I’ve cleared the cache. Where else can I change this (preferably in
   my child theme)?

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 *  [Denzel Chia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/denzel_chia/)
 * (@denzel_chia)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-the-search-string/#post-8932758)
 * Hi,
 * Copy the searchform.php from Hueman theme and paste into your child theme.
 * Edit the copy of searchform.php in your child theme.
    This will override searchform.
   php in Hueman Theme.
 * Do not remove any file in Hueman Theme.
 * Thank you

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 * Last reply from: [Denzel Chia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/denzel_chia/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-the-search-string/#post-8932758)
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