Search Highlight module

Use the Search Highlight module to add a search bar to a page.

The Search module shows results from your entire Confluence instance.

Search highlight module

Add this module to a page

  1. Open the Page Builder.

  2. Hover your mouse over the desired location on the page and click the + Add module button that appears.

  3. Click Search in the left-hand menu.

Edit the title

Simply click the module’s title to start writing and formatting. You can use text variables to make the text dynamic, for example to display the user’s first name.

Edit settings

  1. Click the module to open its settings menu, which appears on its right-hand side.

  2. Edit the settings, which are divided over multiple tabs:

Module tab

Setting

Description

Setting

Description

Background

Add an Image, Color, or Gradient as background – or turn off the background by selecting None.

There are multiple ways to pick a color:

  • Select the shade and hue at the top of the popup.

  • Enter an RGB, RGBA, or hex code.

  • Click the eyedropper icon to select a color from anywhere on the page (available in the browsers Firefox and Edge).

  • Click one of the recently used colors.

Use the vertical slider in the middle of the popup to control the color’s opacity.

Fixed height

By default, all modules adjust their size to their content. To set a fixed height instead, fill in the desired height in pixels.

Search Highlight tab

Setting

Description

Setting

Description

Placeholder text

Add default text that shows in the search bar until users start typing, for example to suggest a specific query.

Search bar style

Light, Dark, or Gray.