Title: Edit Search Box
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Edit Search Box

 *  [jOLT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jolt/)
 * (@jolt)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-search-box-1/)
 * I want to edit the search box on the default WordPress theme. Which template 
   controls this? I would like to basically replace the ‘Search’ button with a custom
   image.
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  [Eric Daams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericdaams/)
 * (@ericdaams)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-search-box-1/#post-1494408)
 * searchform.php is the form itself in the default theme. To replace the search
   button with a custom image, you can do this through style.css, by adding your
   custom image as a background image to `sidebar #searchsubmit`.
 * Cheers,
    Eric
 *  Thread Starter [jOLT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jolt/)
 * (@jolt)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-search-box-1/#post-1494409)
 * Thanks Eric, legend.
 *  Thread Starter [jOLT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jolt/)
 * (@jolt)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-search-box-1/#post-1494732)
 * Sorry, but where exactly is the searchform.php file located?
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-search-box-1/#post-1494733)
 * Hi jolt,
 * there is not search.php in the default theme directory. I remember I had to create
   one. see the following thresd for more…
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/341538?replies=10](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/341538?replies=10)

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 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-search-box-1/#post-1494733)
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