diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html
index 171ec48..98d2262 100644
--- a/html/index.html
+++ b/html/index.html
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
                 {{ .SiteName }}
             </h1>
             <h2>
-                the search for the new—endless
+                {{ .Data.Tagline }}
             </h2>
             <form class="search-container">
-                <input type="search" required minlength="1" name="q" placeholder="tracking" value="{{ .Data.Query }}" class="search-box">
+                <input type="search" required minlength="1" name="q" placeholder="{{ .Data.Placeholder }}" class="search-box">
                 <button type="submit" class="search-button"></button>
             </form>
         </div>
diff --git a/html/search.html b/html/search.html
index 0c20709..9a1df01 100644
--- a/html/search.html
+++ b/html/search.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{ template "head" . }}
 {{ template "nav" . }}
 <form method="GET" class="search-container">
-    <input type="search" minlength="1" required name="q" value="{{ .Data.Query }}" class="search-box">
+    <input type="search" minlength="1" required name="q" placeholder="Search" value="{{ .Data.Query }}" class="search-box">
     <button type="submit" class="search-button"></button>
 </form>
 <main id="results">
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 84f6086..8f05481 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ type SearchData struct {
 	Pages []types.PageData
 }
 
+type IndexData struct {
+	Tagline     string
+	Placeholder string
+}
+
 type ListData struct {
 	Title string
 	URLs  []types.PageData
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ func (h RequestHandler) searchRoute(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request)
 	}
 
 	if len(query) == 0 {
-		view.Data = SearchData{}
+		view.Data = IndexData{Tagline: h.config.General.Tagline, Placeholder: h.config.General.Placeholder}
 		h.renderView(res, "index", view)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index 1afe936..d27e0d9 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ type PageData struct {
 
 type Config struct {
 	General struct {
-		Name string `json:name`
-		URL  string `json:url`
-		Port int    `json:port`
+		Name        string `json:name`
+		Tagline     string `json:tagline`
+		Placeholder string `json:placeholder`
+		URL         string `json:url`
+		Port        int    `json:port`
 	} `json:general`
 	Data struct {
 		Source     string `json:source`