Change the default text in the Search Box?

[Dan Moran]

The default text in the Confluence Search Box is : Search Confluence.

How can I change this text?

I'm using the Documentation Theme.

[Sandro Herrmann [Communardo] · Accepted solution]

Hello,

and javascript again iss your friend.

Insert the following code in the Confleunce Administration > Custom HTML > "At the end of the BODY" - part

<script type="text/javascript">

AJS.toInit(function ($) {
        var search = jQuery(".quick-search-query");
        search.each(function() {
            searchBox = jQuery(this);
            searchBox.data("quicksearch", {
                placeholder: "My Test Value",
                placeholded: true
            });
            searchBox.trigger("focus");
            searchBox.trigger("blur");
        });

       

});

</script>

The Placeholder Vlaue "My Test Value" should be set. Testet it with a Confluence 4.0.4. Hope that works for you.

[Dan Moran]

Thanks, Sandro - this script works great in my version of Confluence!

Sorry about the duplicate questions - I wasn't aware that the first one was accepted. Then this weekend I began receiving answers for both. And different answers at that! But yours was the simplest and it worked.

Thanks again,

Dan

[Victor Prasad]

Any chance this will work with Confluence 6.8.2?

Thanks,

V

[Stanislav Kalianov]

I think it might be easier to follow the Confluence documentation regarding changes to interface text:

http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Modify+Confluence+Interface+Text

[Dan Moran]

Hi Stanislav,

Thanks for your reply. I got a lot of great answesr from everyone, but for me, Sandro's was the easiest to apply. I didn't have to leave the UI - just plug in the script and it's done.

Dan

[HuseinA]

removed to the original question https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/18196/can-i-change-the-words-search-confluence-in-the-confluence-search-field/20587

[Remo Siegwart]

Duplicate of: https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/18196/can-i-change-the-words-search-confluence-in-the-confluence-search-field