Customizable Search Widget (3.5 KiB, 255 hits)

Well, this is my first Wordpress Widget that I have created. After delving into creating and modifying plugins, I decided to take a shot at Widgets.

I didn’t really think the Search Widget integrated with Wordpress was really adequate. I wanted to be able to have some other options in how the Search box was displayed. So I created this widget to do just that!

Here is a screenshot of the backend:

You can see the working product on the site currently.

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.

=== Customizable Search Widget ===
Author: Brian D. Goad (bbbco)
Plugin URI: http://www.briandgoad.com/blog/customizable-search-widget
Tags: widget, search, customize, customizable, image, text
Requires at least: 2.2
Tested up to: 2.5
Stable tag: 1.2

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

=== Installation ===
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!

=== Frequently Asked Questions ===
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

=== Future Plans ===
* Include options to not require a search button
* Hmmm

=== Version History ===

== 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

== Download Now! ==

*Version 1.2

  Customizable Search Widget (3.5 KiB, 255 hits)