MediaWiki:Common.js

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/* Any JavaScript here will be loaded for all users on every page load. */
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
    // Ensure the sidebar has a place to insert the search bar
    var sidebar = document.querySelector("#mw-panel");  // Get the sidebar
    if (sidebar && !document.querySelector("#p-search")) {  // Make sure no duplicate search exists
        var searchBox = document.createElement("div");
        searchBox.id = "p-search";  // Unique ID for the search box
        searchBox.innerHTML = `
            <form action="/index.php" method="get">
                <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search">
                <input type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search..." required>
            </form>
        `;
        // Insert the search box into the sidebar (before the first child)
        sidebar.insertBefore(searchBox, sidebar.firstChild);
    }
});