Searchbox Inventory for WordPress.org


Here’s the documentation of all the searchboxes I found across WordPress.org. Feel free to doublecheck me. Included screenshots for cases different from the standard header searchbox.

Homepage – https://wordpress.org/

  • Standard Searchbox in header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
  • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/2u2M0R0J0H3X2h2B2C2d

Showcase – https://wordpress.org/showcase/

  • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
  • Site Searchbox in Right Column (Searches entire Showcase/Same search parameters regardless of Tag or Flavor)
  • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/130G1e0J0y43073a2B0m

Extend – https://wordpress.org/extend/

  • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
  • Extend/Plugins – https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
    • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
    • Plugin search box in main content area (Searches plugin directory)
    • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/0G0o3x1v0d121V2v0Q0Q
    • Extend/Plugins/Search – ex. https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=jetpack&sort=
      • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
      • Plugin Searchbox in main body (searches plugin directory)
      • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/441t10200i2z1h0h1501
    • Extend/Plugins/Tags – ex. https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/widget
      • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
      • Plugin Searchbox in left column (Searches entire plugin directory)
      • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/0A1P1I0I3G370V1f2g0l
    • Extend/Plugins/Developer Center – ex. https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/about/
      • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
      • Plugin Searchbox in left column (Searches entire plugin directory)
      • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/0A1P1I0I3G370V1f2g0l
      • All subpages with the same scheme.
  • Extend/Themes – https://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
    • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
    • Theme Directory search box in main content area (Searches theme directory)
    • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/3o1F0v370U0v012m0q3h
    • Subpages only have the standard Searchbox in the header
  • Extend/Ideas – https://wordpress.org/extend/mobile/
    • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
    • Idea Searchbox in the main body (Searches Ideas Forum)
    • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/3T1D290G082U0V0p0P2c
    • Extend/Ideas/Search – ex. https://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/search.php?search=database&forum_id=0
      • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
      • Not as pretty Idea Search in the main body (Searches Ideas Forum)
      • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/1j1R4046181I1r0x0J0N

About – https://wordpress.org/about/

  • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
  • All Subpages have the same searchbox scheme

Docs – https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

  • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex, has different placeholder text: Search the Codex vs Search WordPress.org)
  • All Subpages have the same searchbox scheme

Blog – https://wordpress.org/news/

  • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
  • All Subpages have the same searchbox scheme

Forums – https://wordpress.org/support/

  • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
  • Forum Searchbox in the left column
  • Screenshot: http://cl.ly/423B3N0i280e1N133R2J
  • Subpages and Forum Templates only have the standard Searchbox in the header

Hosting – https://wordpress.org/hosting/

  • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)

Download – https://wordpress.org/download/

  • Standard Searchbox in the header (Searches Documentation/Codex)
  • Subpages and Forum Templates only have the standard Searchbox in the header

Also, found this to be a little unsightly: when on the Hosting page, the active tab in the main navigation touches up against the Downlaod tab. Could we add some margin here? Screenshot: http://cl.ly/101U161b411q19461x1D

#search, #wordpress-org