How to replace the search box with a text area

edit header.php and locate the code for the search bar –

<?php
				// Has the text been hidden?
				if ( 'blank' == get_header_textcolor() ) :
...
...				<?php get_search_form(); ?>
			<?php endif; ?>

replace it with your data;
you will need to wrap the new data into a div with unique css class to be able to format it properly.
use the formatting and positioning of #searchform as a guideline.

thank for your reply.

I replaced that code with this
<div class="searchform">
Text Area
</div>

but even working with CSS I couldn’t move the text from where it actually is.

I guess I did something wrong…

#searchform is a css id;

either set your div to:
<div id="searchform">

or try to style:
.searchform { ... }

it was enough to change the div from class to id.
In the CSS #searchform allows me to style the content.

thank you!!