Title: Widget Search feature Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Widget Search feature * Resolved [sa_designer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sa_designer/) * (@sa_designer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/) * Hi clever ones! * I’m trying to remove the text button for ‘search’. I’m using a image instead which I’ve managed to add via css, background image. Unfortunately I can’t remove the text. I managed to make the text transparent in firefox but IE8 can’t understand. I guess the easiest way is to remove the code so the text doesn’t appear at all. I’m no PHP expert so if someone call tell me how to amend the code for search. php? * Many thanks Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [sa_designer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sa_designer/) * (@sa_designer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324475) * Please can someone help me? I was hoping to get this fix for my client. Let me know if you need more info? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324476) * Unless you provide a link to a page demonstrating the problem, no one will be able to offer much in the way of assistance. * Thread Starter [sa_designer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sa_designer/) * (@sa_designer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324477) * Thanks for responding ESMI, here the test site: [http://www.playgroundgroup.net/jmis/](http://www.playgroundgroup.net/jmis/) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324481) * ``` .assistive-text { position:absolute; top:-9999px; left:-9999px; } ``` * Thread Starter [sa_designer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sa_designer/) * (@sa_designer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324489) * Hey Esmi, * Thanks for your css I didn’t think of – margins. I added it to the style sheet and it made no difference: * .assistive-text { position: absolute !important; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px);/* IE6, IE7 */ clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); top:-9999px; left:-9999px; } * I had to keep the clip styles in otherwise the main nav breaks. Let me know if you have any other suggestions? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324491) * Remove that and just add: * ``` .assistive-text { position:absolute; top:-9999px; left:-9999px; } ``` * to the bottom of style.css. * Thread Starter [sa_designer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sa_designer/) * (@sa_designer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324493) * Okay did that. I see no change in IE8 [http://www.playgroundgroup.net/jmis/](http://www.playgroundgroup.net/jmis/) * 🙁 * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324494) * Probably because that CSS hasn’t been added to your theme’s style.css file yet. * Thread Starter [sa_designer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sa_designer/) * (@sa_designer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324495) * Hi Esmi, * Thanks for your feedback. I did add the style to style.css. I can see it in firebug. I don’t understand your message. * S * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324496) * I just checked your style.css file and I could not find the CSS I gave above. * Thread Starter [sa_designer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sa_designer/) * (@sa_designer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324500) * I just checked and its at the bottom of the style sheet as requested: [http://www.playgroundgroup.net/jmis](http://www.playgroundgroup.net/jmis) * .advisors-img { margin: 0 20px 5px 0; padding-top: 27px; } * #text-18.widget h3.widget-title { color: #ff9900; } * p.intro { margin-top:20px; } * .assistive-text { position:absolute; top:-9999px; left:-9999px; } * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324501) * Well I am checking your live site and it’s not on there. * Thread Starter [sa_designer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sa_designer/) * (@sa_designer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324502) * Sorry I feel like I’m going round in circles. I have done everything you asked me to the styles.css for this site: [http://www.playgroundgroup.net/jmis](http://www.playgroundgroup.net/jmis) * Maybe your code doesn’t work? Anyone else can help? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324503) * The code works. I’ve used it on dozens of sites and it works on your site using Firefox with the Firebug add-on. Why don’t you try using Firefox with the Firebug add-on and see for yourself? * Thread Starter [sa_designer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sa_designer/) * (@sa_designer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-search-feature/#post-2324506) * Thanks for your help! * Anyone else got any suggestions? 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