Simplify the People Directory

Web part name (as shown in web part properties) to which you’re suggesting an enhancement
People Directory

What is current web part behavior (or look) that doesn’t work for you?
When you have it set to not show users when there hasn’t been a search it still consumes that space and has the message “Start Searching Please search for person name or department to see results” and has an icon of a person. It would be better if this message was not there nor the icon and the space was not utilized by the web part. Instead just show the searchbox and then expand when someone is found.

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What would you like the web part behavior (or look) to be?

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What is the scenario for which you need the suggested new look/behavior?
Our company Intranet.

Thank you for your suggestion! Your requirements are clear and we will provide an update when one is ready.