User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Global Navigation January Update/@comment-28736347-20150131142035/@comment-452-20150202005039

It is completely possible to re-add the old search bar. Of course, it helps if you copied it before they took it away.


 * "...javascript..."

Try this:
 * Disable javascript in your browser. In Chrome you can click the icon in the address bar and disable it in the menu there.
 * Go to any Message Wall page
 * Click in the "What's this about" box.
 * Witness that the placeholder text is not javascript based.

The placeholder attribute is a HTML5 feature.


 * You can read about it here: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_textarea_placeholder.asp