Title: Sidebar Widgets plugin/search code in text?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Sidebar Widgets plugin/search code in text?

 *  [nospoon3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nospoon3/)
 * (@nospoon3)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widgets-pluginsearch-code-in-text/)
 * 1st I need to say..I am not a webhead in any way shape or form. I do seem to 
   be pretty good at finding the info I want and following directions. I may not
   know the right words to search by to find what I am currently seeking.
 * I don’t like the way the “search” in the “sidebar widgets plugin” is so very 
   close to the item above it. All the other items have headings for lack of a better
   word. Is it possible to place the code snippet for the search in a text box so
   I can add a heading?
 * What would that code snippet be if I wanted the search box NEXT to the seach 
   button….or can some one point me in the right direction to c/p the snippet?
 * By the by ~ the calendar in the widget plugin was taking the whole of the side
   bar to the bottem of the page and spreading the dates out horizontal. I decided
   not to use it at all. Kinda odd I thought.
 * Thank you for your time and understanding,
    nospoon

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 *  [psfugaro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psfugaro/)
 * (@psfugaro)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widgets-pluginsearch-code-in-text/#post-412067)
 * Not sure where you’ll find the code, but your strange formatting problems may
   have more to do with the sidebar style specified in your theme’s stylesheet.
 * You’d have to understand HTML/CSS to check this out and/or edit it. Go to your
   admin area -> Click on ‘Presentation’ -> Click on ‘Theme Editor’ below that -
   > Edit your theme’s Stylesheet.
 * Hope this helps. 😉
 *  Thread Starter [nospoon3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nospoon3/)
 * (@nospoon3)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widgets-pluginsearch-code-in-text/#post-412070)
 * Thanks for the reply…. you are correct I need to know more CSS to edit the style
   sheet. I do know some HTML but figured not enough to bother to fix the calendar.
   One day I will take the time.
 * I choose the Blue Horizon theme with Sidebar widget support because of the widget
   support.
 * Again, thanks for the reply.
 * nospoon
 *  Thread Starter [nospoon3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nospoon3/)
 * (@nospoon3)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widgets-pluginsearch-code-in-text/#post-412078)
 * I located this bit of code
    -  <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/searchform.php’); ?>
    - in this file
    - /wp-content/plugins/widgets/default/sidebar.php
    - if that is all of the code one uses for a “search” in the side bar, then sadly
      that code will not work in a “text” block of widget for the new plugin.
    - Does anyone have a moment to tell me is that is indeed the whole code for 
      a “search”
    - Thanks oodles!
    - nospoon
 *  [Alex Cragg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/epicalex/)
 * (@epicalex)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widgets-pluginsearch-code-in-text/#post-412651)
 * don’t know if you’ve sorted this now or not, but in CSS add an item like this
 * #searchform {padding-top:6px;}
 * replacing searchform for whatever the id is, this will put space between the 
   search and the item above it.
 * cant help apart from that, i dont know enough!!

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