diff --git a/includes/admin/templates/directory/pagination.php b/includes/admin/templates/directory/pagination.php
index 35967074..ed0af1e2 100644
--- a/includes/admin/templates/directory/pagination.php
+++ b/includes/admin/templates/directory/pagination.php
@@ -39,25 +39,28 @@
 				'size'      => 'small'
 			),
 			array(
-				'id'        => '_um_directory_header',
-				'type'      => 'text',
-				'label'     => __( 'Results Text', 'ultimate-member' ),
-				'tooltip'   => __( 'Customize the search result text . e.g. Found 3,000 Members. Leave this blank to not show result text', 'ultimate-member' ),
-				'value'     => UM()->query()->get_meta_value('_um_directory_header', null, __( '{total_users} Members', 'ultimate-member' ) ),
+				'id'            => '_um_directory_header',
+				'type'          => 'text',
+				'label'         => __( 'Results Text', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'tooltip'       => __( 'Customize the search result text . e.g. Found 3,000 Members. Leave this blank to not show result text', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'placeholder'   => __( '{total_users} Members', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'value'         => UM()->query()->get_meta_value('_um_directory_header', null, 'na' ),
 			),
 			array(
-				'id'        => '_um_directory_header_single',
-				'type'      => 'text',
-				'label'     => __( 'Single Result Text', 'ultimate-member' ),
-				'tooltip'   => __( 'Same as above but in case of 1 user found only', 'ultimate-member' ),
-				'value'     => UM()->query()->get_meta_value('_um_directory_header_single', null, __( '{total_users} Member', 'ultimate-member' ) ),
+				'id'            => '_um_directory_header_single',
+				'type'          => 'text',
+				'label'         => __( 'Single Result Text', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'tooltip'       => __( 'Same as above but in case of 1 user found only', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'placeholder'   => __( '{total_users} Member', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'value'         => UM()->query()->get_meta_value('_um_directory_header_single', null, 'na' ),
 			),
 			array(
-				'id'        => '_um_directory_no_users',
-				'type'      => 'text',
-				'label'     => __( 'Custom text if no users were found', 'ultimate-member' ),
-				'tooltip'   => __( 'This is the text that is displayed if no users are found during a search', 'ultimate-member' ),
-				'value'     => UM()->query()->get_meta_value('_um_directory_no_users', null, __( 'We are sorry. We cannot find any users who match your search criteria.', 'ultimate-member' ) ),
+				'id'            => '_um_directory_no_users',
+				'type'          => 'text',
+				'label'         => __( 'Custom text if no users were found', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'tooltip'       => __( 'This is the text that is displayed if no users are found during a search', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'placeholder'   => __( 'We are sorry. We cannot find any users who match your search criteria.', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'value'         => UM()->query()->get_meta_value('_um_directory_no_users', null, 'na' ),
 			),
 		)
 	) )->render_form(); ?>