Basically, I am trying to edit the value of the search input on SharePoint Online. Instead of showing OOTB value "Search this site", I would like to show a custom text.
I have found multiple articles on how to achieve this on a SharePoint On Premises solution, but these solutions don't seem to be feasible using SharePoint Online, as they require editing property ServerInitialRender inside SearchArea.xml, as described here
Any advice?
One OOTB method is to configure the search navigation in the site settings (Site Settings > Search Settings). Create a search link, and the search input value becomes "Search ". For example, these are my search links:
The first item is 'Everything', so it'll be the default value shown when the page is loaded (the rest are available via drop down). Se my search input:
And drop down:
Not the most ideal solution, but it's something.
Go into design manager under site settings>look and feel.
Go to 3. Upload Design Files. Map the displayed URL to a network drive.
Go into the mapped drive and open design templates>search and open the file called 'Control_SearchBox' (The HTML file, not the .JS) in notepad, or whatever you prefer for editing HTML.
On line 24 the value for the prompt is listed after an = sign. Replace the text there with your desired text, enclose with quotation marks.
