User blog comment:Dopp/New Profile Design Now Live Across All Wikis/@comment-160529-20110827035043/@comment-957747-20110829181611

There comes a point when you've got to give your users a little credit. The search bar normally lies within the Wikia Rail, but users don't think "Hmm, I must be using this to search the rail!" The default text even states 'Search the $wgSiteName', not 'Search this user'.

A better solution might be to fit it into the .WikiaHeader instead. Perhaps centered above the Wiki-Navigation? Then the issue with it seeming 'out of place' will no longer be an issue.