Change the Product Search Placeholder
Replaces the "Search products…" hint inside WooCommerce's product search box with your own text, such as "Search 2,000 parts by name or code".
Opens WPIDE on
Code
$wpide_search_placeholder = 'Search by name or product code'; // Placeholder text.
add_filter( 'get_product_search_form', function ( $form ) use ( $wpide_search_placeholder ) {
return preg_replace( '/placeholder="[^"]*"/', 'placeholder="' . esc_attr( $wpide_search_placeholder ) . '"', $form, 1 );
} );Notes
Affects the classic product search widget and get_product_search_form(); the Product Search block has its own placeholder setting.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
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