Drupal7 - Customize the search form
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Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 14:33
Here is the code to be used in the theme's template.php file that will override Drupal's search form.
If no template.php is available, just go ahead and create one.
<?php
function theme_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
if ($form_id == 'search_block_form') {
$form['search_block_form']['#title'] = t('Search'); // Change the text on the label element
$form['search_block_form']['#title_display'] = 'invisible'; // Change the label's visibilty
$form['search_block_form']['#size'] = 40; // Here a custom size for the textfield can be provided.
$form['search_block_form']['#default_value'] = t('Search'); // Set a default value for the textfield
$form['actions']['submit']['#value'] = t('Search Now!'); // Change the text on the submit button
$form['actions']['submit'] = array('#type' => 'image_button', '#src' => base_path() . path_to_theme() . '/images/search.png'); // Change with an image
// Add extra attributes to the text box so that the word Search will show up in the textarea, and hide on click
$form['search_block_form']['#attributes']['onblur'] = "if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Search';}";
$form['search_block_form']['#attributes']['onfocus'] = "if (this.value == 'Search') {this.value = '';}";
}
}
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Tags:
Drupal 7, Drupal Quick Tips