[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21984: Adding a placeholder to searchform.php breaks form submission.

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#21984: Adding a placeholder to searchform.php breaks form submission.
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 Reporter:  mwilliam         |       Type:  defect (bug)
   Status:  new              |   Priority:  normal
Milestone:  Awaiting Review  |  Component:  General
  Version:  3.4.2            |   Severity:  normal
 Keywords:                   |
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 Without a placeholder attibute, the form submits successfully ("?s
 =[search-term]"):

 {{{
     <form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php
 bloginfo('url');?>/">
         <div>
             <label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">Search for:</label>
             <input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s">
             <input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search">
         </div>
     </form>
 }}}

 With a placeholder attibute, however, the form submits blank ("?s=")
 regardless of the presence of the value attribute:

 {{{
     <form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php
 bloginfo('url');?>/">
         <div>
             <label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">Search for:</label>
             <input type="text" value="" placeholder="Search" name="s"
 id="s">
             <input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search">
         </div>
     </form>
 }}}

 This is a bug on all modern browsers (legacy is excluded because the
 placeholder attribute is not supported).

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