Customizable Search Widget

Adds a Customizable Search Widget to give you more control over how the search box looks on your sidebar.

Future Plans

• Include options to not require a search button
• Hmmm

Version History

= Version 1.2.5 =
* Naming typo (how did that get spelled “buttton”?) caused button not to save correctly

Version 1.2.4

• Bug fixed to show correct button type

Version 1.2.3

• Revert back to function (wp_specialchars_decode only in 2.7.1)

Version 1.2.2

• Use different function because of WP 2.7.1 error (ticket #9090)

Version 1.2.1

• Included corrected functionality for users of PHP4

Version 1.2

• Slight change to detect “id=” and “style=” tags in text modifier and overide standard formating with custom user formating.
• Check to ensure path to images has beginning “/”

Version 1.1

• Corrected Other Modifying Attributes to work correctly with both browser and widget backend

Version 1.0

• Initial work onthe widget

Donate

If you have found this widget useful, please consider donating to the poor post-college graduate that I am by clicking on the big yellow Donate button on my website, at http://www.briandgoad.com/blog

Can I Use a Graphic Instead of a Standard Button?

• Yes, you can input the path to an image located in your current theme’s folder. This is located in the Admin panel.

Can I Change What the Button Says?

• Yes, you can customize this in the Admin panel.

Can I Modify How the Textbox and Button Look?

• Yes, you can input a custom defined class, id, or style for both the textbox and button in the Admin panel.

[Ask a question] mailto: bdgoad (at) gmail (dot) com

Extract the zipped file and copy the customizable-search-widget.php file to your plugins directory. Then activate the Customizable Search Widget from WordPress, and get busy making your sidebar look even more snazy with an awesome search bar!