# New 404 page search input placeholder is hardcoded

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-404-page-search-input-placeholder-is-hardcoded/384400
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [September 30, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-404-page-search-input-placeholder-is-hardcoded/384400 "2025-09-30T19:39:31Z")
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### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-404-page-search-input-placeholder-is-hardcoded/384400/1 "2025-09-30T19:39:31Z")

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Hello 👋

On the redesigned 404 page the search input placeholder not translatable.

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/480a24e754644de688ac98f51251b574a8416f03/app/views/exceptions/not_found.html.erb#L44>

Thanks

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