Question

I want to duplicate the default search box and put it between some blocks on my left sidebar: so it would show up on every page twice ( top where it already is and on the left mid-sidebar ).

Is there an easy way to clone it and then make sure the IDs arent duplicates?

Answer 1

Add block with php filter:

print drupal_get_form('search_block_form');

or print it in page.tpl.php, example from Zen theme:

<?php if ($search_box): ?>
  <div id="search-box">
  <?php print $search_box; ?>
  </div> <!-- /#search-box -->
<?php endif; ?>