Question

i Put search widget in my website (default WordPress 3.0.4). The default output will be

<form action="http://alessandro.host/" id="searchform" method="get" role="search">
    <div><label for="s" class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</label>
    <input type="text" id="s" name="s" value="">
    <input type="submit" value="Search" id="searchsubmit">
    </div>
</form>

now i want to override that to make the output will be like this

<form action="http://alessandro.host/" id="searchform" method="get" role="search">
    <div>
    <input type="text" id="s" name="s" value="Search">
    </div>
</form>

Notice there is no label and send button

how i can make it?

Answer 1

You will need to rename your search.php to searchform.php and place it in your theme folder. WordPress first checks the file in current theme folder and if not found then it displays the default template.

I think you need this and this.

It describes both ways, adding your template or override the basic search form/criteria.

Happy Coding