diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php
index c8b11b231..0fab52e0c 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace Backend\Widgets;
 
-use Input;
+use Lang;
 use Backend\Classes\WidgetBase;
 
 /**
@@ -12,30 +12,38 @@ use Backend\Classes\WidgetBase;
  */
 class Search extends WidgetBase
 {
-    /**
-     * {@inheritDoc}
-     */
-    protected $defaultAlias = 'search';
+    //
+    // Configurable properties
+    //
 
     /**
      * @var string Search placeholder text.
      */
-    public $placeholder;
+    public $prompt;
 
     /**
      * @var bool Field show grow when selected.
      */
     public $growable = true;
 
-    /**
-     * @var string Active search term pulled from session data.
-     */
-    public $activeTerm;
-
     /**
      * @var string Custom partial file definition, in context of the controller.
      */
-    public $customPartial;
+    public $partial;
+
+    //
+    // Object properties
+    //
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected $defaultAlias = 'search';
+
+    /**
+     * @var string Active search term pulled from session data.
+     */
+    protected $activeTerm;
 
     /**
      * @var array List of CSS classes to apply to the list container element.
@@ -43,26 +51,15 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
     public $cssClasses = [];
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Initialize the widget, called by the constructor and free from its parameters.
      */
-    public function __construct($controller, $configuration = [])
+    public function init()
     {
-        parent::__construct($controller, $configuration);
-
-        /*
-         * Process configuration
-         */
-        if (isset($this->config->prompt)) {
-            $this->placeholder = trans($this->config->prompt);
-        }
-
-        if (isset($this->config->partial)) {
-            $this->customPartial = $this->config->partial;
-        }
-
-        if (isset($this->config->growable)) {
-            $this->growable = $this->config->growable;
-        }
+        $this->fillFromConfig([
+            'prompt',
+            'partial',
+            'growable',
+        ]);
 
         /*
          * Add CSS class styles
@@ -81,8 +78,8 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
     {
         $this->prepareVars();
 
-        if ($this->customPartial) {
-            return $this->controller->makePartial($this->customPartial);
+        if ($this->partial) {
+            return $this->controller->makePartial($this->partial);
         }
         else {
             return $this->makePartial('search');
@@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
     public function prepareVars()
     {
         $this->vars['cssClasses'] = implode(' ', $this->cssClasses);
-        $this->vars['placeholder'] = $this->placeholder;
+        $this->vars['placeholder'] = Lang::get($this->prompt);
         $this->vars['value'] = $this->getActiveTerm();
     }