diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/add-reviewer-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/add-reviewer-dialog.js
index 8198269221..de0f352154 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/add-reviewer-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/add-reviewer-dialog.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class AddReviewerDialog extends React.Component {
           <p>{gettext('Add new reviewer')}</p>
           <div className='add-reviewer'>
             <UserSelect
-              placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+              placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
               onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
               ref="reviewSelect"
               isMulti={true}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/lib-sub-folder-set-user-permission-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/lib-sub-folder-set-user-permission-dialog.js
index a16a0ee142..b47caac3d5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/lib-sub-folder-set-user-permission-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/lib-sub-folder-set-user-permission-dialog.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class LibSubFolderSetUserPermissionDialog extends React.Component {
                   ref="userSelect"
                   isMulti={true}
                   className="reviewer-select"
-                  placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+                  placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
                   onSelectChange={this.handleUserSelectChange}
                   value={this.state.selectedUsers}
                 />
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/org-add-admin-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/org-add-admin-dialog.js
index dd929c4adf..e6ca210e9f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/org-add-admin-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/org-add-admin-dialog.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class AddOrgAdminDialog extends React.Component {
             ref="userSelect"
             isMulti={false}
             className="reviewer-select"
-            placeholder={gettext('Select a user as admin...')}
+            placeholder={gettext('Select a user as admin')}
             onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
           />
           {this.state.errMessage && <Alert color="danger" className="mt-2">{this.state.errMessage}</Alert>}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/org-add-member-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/org-add-member-dialog.js
index a6c6445940..85f13ffcc4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/org-add-member-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/org-add-member-dialog.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class AddMemberDialog extends React.Component {
         <ModalHeader toggle={this.props.toggle}>{gettext('Add Member')}</ModalHeader>
         <ModalBody>
           <UserSelect
-            placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+            placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
             onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
             ref="orgSelect"
             isMulti={false}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-group.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-group.js
index 6512f817a8..6f48cfb1a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-group.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-group.js
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class ShareToGroup extends React.Component {
                 <SeahubSelect
                   onChange={this.handleSelectChange}
                   options={this.state.options}
-                  placeholder={gettext('Select groups...')}
+                  placeholder={gettext('Select groups')}
                   maxMenuHeight={200}
                   value={this.state.selectedOption}
                   components={{ NoOptionsMessage: NoGroupMessage }}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-other-server.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-other-server.js
index 55ab7cd9d6..e7ed41371f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-other-server.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-other-server.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class ShareToOtherServer extends React.Component {
             <tr>
               <td>
                 <SeahubSelect
-                  placeholder={gettext('Select a server...')}
+                  placeholder={gettext('Select a server')}
                   value={selectedServer}
                   options={ocmRemoteServers}
                   onChange={this.handleServerChange}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-user.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-user.js
index e444b71bb7..c605699701 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-user.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/share-to-user.js
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class ShareToUser extends React.Component {
                   ref="userSelect"
                   isMulti={true}
                   className="reviewer-select"
-                  placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+                  placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
                   onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
                 />
               </td>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-add-institution-member-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-add-institution-member-dialog.js
index 2d3bf23d3b..303ab4f738 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-add-institution-member-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-add-institution-member-dialog.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class AddMemberDialog extends React.Component {
         <ModalHeader toggle={this.props.toggle}>{gettext('Add Member')}</ModalHeader>
         <ModalBody>
           <UserSelect
-            placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+            placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
             onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
             isMulti={true}
             className='org-add-member-select'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-add-member-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-add-member-dialog.js
index 3764b572e4..acc8928aa2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-add-member-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-add-member-dialog.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class AddMemberDialog extends React.Component {
         <ModalHeader toggle={this.props.toggle}>{gettext('Add Member')}</ModalHeader>
         <ModalBody>
           <UserSelect
-            placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+            placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
             onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
             ref="orgSelect"
             isMulti={true}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-batch-add-admin-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-batch-add-admin-dialog.js
index 6d461b9b5d..ea31bd5e2c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-batch-add-admin-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-batch-add-admin-dialog.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SysAdminBatchAddAdminDialog extends React.Component {
           <UserSelect
             isMulti={true}
             className="reviewer-select"
-            placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+            placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
             onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
           />
         </ModalBody>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-group-add-member-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-group-add-member-dialog.js
index 1fe87787c0..ff0dafe582 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-group-add-member-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-group-add-member-dialog.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SysAdminGroupAddMemberDialog extends React.Component {
             ref="userSelect"
             isMulti={true}
             className="reviewer-select"
-            placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+            placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
             onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
           />
         </ModalBody>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-repo-transfer-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-repo-transfer-dialog.js
index 8296c4e3a1..394ce2cd4f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-repo-transfer-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-repo-transfer-dialog.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class SysAdminRepoTransferDialog extends React.Component {
             ref="userSelect"
             isMulti={false}
             className="reviewer-select"
-            placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+            placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
             onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
           />
         </ModalBody>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-share-to-group.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-share-to-group.js
index de25f9fe71..6c040bd96b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-share-to-group.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-share-to-group.js
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class SysAdminShareToGroup extends React.Component {
                 <SeahubSelect
                   onChange={this.handleSelectChange}
                   options={this.options}
-                  placeholder={gettext('Select groups...')}
+                  placeholder={gettext('Select groups')}
                   maxMenuHeight={200}
                   value={this.state.selectedOption}
                   components={{ NoOptionsMessage: NoGroupMessage }}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-share-to-user.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-share-to-user.js
index 6325eb9c26..61eb470627 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-share-to-user.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/sysadmin-share-to-user.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class SysAdminShareToUser extends React.Component {
                   ref="userSelect"
                   isMulti={true}
                   className="reviewer-select"
-                  placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+                  placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
                   onSelectChange={this.handleSelectChange}
                 />
               </td>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/file-chooser/file-chooser.js b/frontend/src/components/file-chooser/file-chooser.js
index b699b50319..972d4625f2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/file-chooser/file-chooser.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/file-chooser/file-chooser.js
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ class FileChooser extends React.Component {
       <Fragment>
         {isPro && (
           <div className="file-chooser-search-input">
-            <Input className="search-input mb-2" placeholder={gettext('Search...')} type='text' value={this.state.searchInfo} onChange={this.onSearchInfoChanged}></Input>
+            <Input className="search-input mb-2" placeholder={gettext('Search')} type='text' value={this.state.searchInfo} onChange={this.onSearchInfoChanged}></Input>
             {this.state.searchInfo.length !== 0 && (
               <span className="search-control attr-action-icon fas fa-times" onClick={this.onCloseSearching}></span>
             )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/list-and-add-group-members.js b/frontend/src/components/list-and-add-group-members.js
index f7cd8e8e5c..afef4b3235 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/list-and-add-group-members.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/list-and-add-group-members.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class ManageMembersDialog extends React.Component {
         <p className="mb-2">{gettext('Add group member')}</p>
         <div className='add-members'>
           <UserSelect
-            placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+            placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
             onSelectChange={this.onSelectChange}
             ref="userSelect"
             isMulti={true}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard/user-selector.js b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard/user-selector.js
index 00802b9dae..01a0c58fcf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard/user-selector.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard/user-selector.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class UserSelector extends Component {
             <div className="px-3 pt-3">
               <Input
                 type="text"
-                placeholder={gettext('Search users...')}
+                placeholder={gettext('Search users')}
                 value={query}
                 onChange={this.onQueryChange}
               />
diff --git a/seahub/institutions/templates/institutions/base.html b/seahub/institutions/templates/institutions/base.html
index b21dbb8916..619f437a88 100644
--- a/seahub/institutions/templates/institutions/base.html
+++ b/seahub/institutions/templates/institutions/base.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         </ul>
 
         <form action="{% url 'institutions:useradmin_search' %}" method="get" class="side-search-form">
-            <input type="text" name="q" class="input" value="{{q}}" placeholder="{% trans "Search users..." %}" />
+            <input type="text" name="q" class="input" value="{{q}}" placeholder="{% trans "Search users" %}" />
         </form>
         {% endblock %}
     </div>