Fix: People Search Box Has Layout Problems When Used Outside a Search Center

A colleague discovered a layout problem when he was using the People Search Box Web Part outside a SharePoint Search Center.

When you add the People Search Box Web Part to your page, the layout looks fine.

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The problem arises when you click on the Search Options link.

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As you can see, the property box is shown with a transparent background and the labels are almost unreadable.

Solution

To solve this problem, you could add the following CSS styles to your custom stylesheet or inside the master page itself.

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.psrch-OptionsContainer {
  font-size: 8pt;
  height: 130px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  width: 355px;
}

Result

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