Set Custom Search Widget Options

This article will show you how to create a custom search widget to use on a page.

Who can use this feature?

System Administrators | Owners

Instructions

1. Navigate to Modules > Site Tools > Design Center

2. Select Widget Manager

3. Select Search

4. Click the + icon

5. Type in the name for your option set

   Note:

   We recommend that you name based on where you plan on using it. For example, Home - Search..

6. Select Create Option Set

7. The Search Widget option box will appear for customization

   • Header

     • Display Header: Check this if you would like the header to be displayed

     • Text: This allows you to set the header text

     • Image: Choose the image you would like to appear in the header

   • Box

     • Helper Text: This will display in the search box until someone starts typing

     • Helper Text Color: This allows you to customize the color

     • Search Box Text Color: This allows you to customize the text color

     • Styles: This allows you to set the style in the box using CSS

   • Button

     • Text: This allows you to customize the text on the button

     • Image: This allows you to choose a search image

     • Hover Image: This allows you to choose the search image that appears when you hover over the search

     • Position: This Allows you to choose where the search button appears in the search box

     • Styles: This allows you to set the style in the button using CSS

   • Behavior

     • Enable Department-Only Search: This allows an option to search by department

     • Label Color: This allows you to customize the color of the search

     • Label Offset: This allows movement of the widget display

     • Styles: This allows CSS

8. Click the Save button: