By kitzinger on

Hi everyone,

I managed to use the hook_form_alter to make some changes to the Search Block, search_block_form, like adding placeholder/changing text. I want to do the same for the main search box (not the block) included on the search/node page, and the search/users page. I can't figure out how to do this though! Any clues? Thanks!

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Ayesh’s picture

Ayesh commented

Main search form also has a form ID. Just do the same you did with the search block for the main search form. 


function mymodule_form_alter($form, $form_state, $form_id) {
  drupal_set_message($form_id);
}

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kitzinger’s picture

kitzinger commented

Thanks Ayesh, but I'm stumped as to what the form ID for the main search is. Any ideas?

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kitzinger commented

I should probably be more specific. Here is what I have added to my template.php:

function TEMPLATE_form_alter( &$form, &$form_state, $form_id ) {
if (in_array( $form_id, array( 'search_form')))
    {
        // Adding placeholders to fields
	$form['keys']['#attributes']['placeholder'] = t( 'Enter search terms...' );
    }
}

The above code doesn't seem to work. It doesn't break the search page, but when I reload the search page there is no placeholder in the search input box.

kitzinger’s picture

kitzinger commented

Figured it out!

It's

$form['basic']['keys']['#attributes']['placeholder']

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Logeshvaran commented

I've used this $form['basic']['keys']['#attributes']['placeholder'] = t( 'Ask a Question' ); . But the placeholder for the search has not changed. Is any there way to achieve this ?

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omrmankar
Primary language English
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra
commented

following code is for Drupal 7 Go To theme to template.php add this code then change theme name.

function your_theme_form_alter(&$form, \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state, $form_id) {
    if (in_array($form_id, ['search_block_form', 'search_form'])) {
        $form['keys']['#attributes']['placeholder'] = t('Search...');
    }
   }

the following code is for Drupal 8 goto .theme file in Drupal 8 and applies theme code

function  TEMPLATE_form_alter( &$form, &$form_state, $form_id ) {
if (in_array( $form_id, array( 'search_form')))
    {
        // Adding placeholders to fields
	$form['basic']['keys']['#attributes']['placeholder'] = t( 'How can we Help !!!!!' );
    }
}

Best regards,

Omprakash Mankar
Senior Drupal Developer

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namjoo commented

I open notepad++ and select Search in Files ... un Search menu.

then enter placeholder for search and select theme folder for directory

for my theme placehoder was in bootstrap\includes\alter.inc

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websaz commented

function templatename_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
    if ($form_id == 'search_block_form') {
        $form['search_block_form']['#attributes']['placeholder'] = t('search');
    }
}
 

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deltaag commented

As this is the first item in Google search for adding placeholder in search, and already has the code for Drupal 8; in Drupal 8.9.3 the code bellow worked for me:

function TEMPLATE_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
  if ($form_id == 'search_block_form') {
    $form['keys']['#attributes']['placeholder'] = t('search');
  }
}