Replace search with Google Custom Search

[Dave-ahfb]

This mod assumes you have an adsense account and are using Google Custom Search.

You want to make sure your results page is named something other than the vb default search.php, this leaves the vb option open to those who click "advanced search"

Open your template navbar


find
<form action="search.php?do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search">


replace with the form line of the google supplied code
example:
<form action="http://www.ahfb2000.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">



find
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />


replace with the first 3 hidden input types in your google code
example:
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />



find
<input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" />


replace with
<input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" />



find
<input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" />


replace with
<input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" />



find
</form>


add this after
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>

[Dave-ahfb]

Can a mod move this to vb 4 forums please

[Arcade Fire]

Thanks, installed.

[abdobasha2004]

wanted for 3.7 !

[SİMAR]

Thanks,

[Dr.osamA]

try try

installed
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[g00gl3r]

Reserved.

[rtyagis]

Reserved.

[Tize.]

Hello I have installed but when I give him a look I get this error.
I have made everything as you said.
Thank you.

Not Found

The requested URL /google.php was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at www.ddirecta.com Port 80

[Dave-ahfb]

Read the instructions again. Some of the "replace" codes are examples and not to be taken literal.

[Tize.]

According thank you very much I will look again.
Greetings.

[Tize.]

Hello again, my forum have 2 </form>
The correct code for this is ? </form><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en">

This is my code, sorry for the inconvennience.

<div class="above_body">
<div id="navbar" class="navbar">

<ul id="navtabs" class="navtabs floatcontainer<vb:if condition="$show['member'] AND $notifications_total"> notify</vb:if>">
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_start}
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'search'">
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_getnew}
<vb:if condition="$show['pmmainlink']">
<li><a href="private.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase private_messages}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_pm}
<li><a rel="help" href="faq.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase faq}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_faq}
<li><a href="calendar.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase calendar}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_calendar}

<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase community}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_groups']">
<li><a href="group.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase social_groups}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_albums']">
<li><a href="album.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase pictures_and_albums}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<li><a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist"><vb:if condition="$show['friends_and_contacts']">{vb:rawphrase contacts_and_friends}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase contacts}</vb:if></a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['memberslist']">
<li><a href="memberlist.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase members_list}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_end}
</ul>
</li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_community}
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase forum_actions}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<li>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a>
</li>
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editoptions">{vb:rawphrase edit_options}</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editprofile">{vb:rawphrase edit_your_details}</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase quick_links}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li><a href="subscription.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribed_threads}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<li>
<a href="javascript://" onclick="window.open(getBaseUrl() + 'misc.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylis t','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars= yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">{vb:rawphrase open_contacts}</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
<li><a href="showgroups.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
<vb:if condition="$vb_suite_installed">
{vb:rawphrase view_site_leaders}
<vb:else />
{vb:rawphrase view_forum_leaders}
</vb:if>
</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1}
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2}
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3}
<vb:if condition="$show['wollink']">
<li><a href="online.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase whos_online}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4}
</ul>
</li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_end}
</ul>

</li>
<vb:elseif condition="$vboptions['selectednavtab']=='usercp'" />
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_getnew}
<vb:if condition="$show['pmmainlink']">
<li><a href="private.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase private_messages}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_pm}
<li><a rel="help" href="faq.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase faq}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_faq}
<li><a href="calendar.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase calendar}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_calendar}
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase community}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_groups']">
<li><a href="group.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase social_groups}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_albums']">
<li><a href="album.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase pictures_and_albums}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<li><a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist"><vb:if condition="$show['friends_and_contacts']">{vb:rawphrase contacts_and_friends}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase contacts}</vb:if></a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['memberslist']">
<li><a href="memberlist.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase members_list}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_end}
</ul>
</li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_community}
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase forum_actions}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<li>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a>
</li>
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editoptions">{vb:rawphrase edit_options}</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editprofile">{vb:rawphrase edit_your_details}</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase quick_links}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<li><a href="subscription.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribed_threads}</a></li>
<li>
<a href="javascript://" onclick="window.open(getBaseUrl() + 'misc.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylis t','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars= yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">{vb:rawphrase open_contacts}</a>
</li>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
<li>
<a href="showgroups.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
<vb:if condition="$vb_suite_installed">
{vb:rawphrase view_site_leaders}
<vb:else />
{vb:rawphrase view_forum_leaders}
</vb:if>
</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1}
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2}

{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3}

<vb:if condition="$show['wollink']">
<li><a href="online.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase whos_online}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4}
</ul>
</li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_end}
</ul>
</li>
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_middle}
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'search'">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_S ocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase new_group_messages_nav}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_E vent">{vb:rawphrase new_events_nav}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getnew_menu}
<li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<vb:else />
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _SocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase daily_group_message}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Event">{vb:rawphrase daily_events}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getdaily_menu}
<li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</vb:if>
<vb:elseif condition="$show['member']" />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}
</ul>

<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']">
<div id="globalsearch" class="globalsearch">
<form action="http://www.ddirecta.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-0438788898968784188" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" /></span></span>
</form><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
<ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
<li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
</div>

<div class="breadcrumbcontainer">
<div id="breadcrumb" class="breadcrumb">
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" ><img src="images/misc/navbit-home.png" alt="Home" /></a></li>

{vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
{vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
</ul>
<hr />
</div>
</div>

{vb:raw ad_location.ad_navbar_below}
{vb:raw ad_location.global_below_navbar}

<vb:if condition="$show['notices']">
<form action="profile.php?do=dismissnotice" method="post" id="notices" class="notices">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="dismissnotice" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" id="dismiss_notice_hidden" name="dismiss_noticeid" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw return_link}" />
<ol>
{vb:raw notices}
</ol>
</form><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
</vb:if>

[Dave-ahfb]

Place the <script> line only after the first </form>.

Your second closing form tag is for <form action="profile.php?do=dismissnotice" method="post" id="notices" class="notices">

[Tize.]

Hello, thank you very much for your help but is not happening does not.
I'm sorry if I trouble you with my questions.
But this code is a bit complicated.
I'm really sorry. Still thank you very much for your help you are very kind.
I will leave that always fails. I do not understand what happens but anyway thank you very much indeed.

Greetings.

[Dave-ahfb]

Is your result page titled google.php or did you give it another name? Again, my use of google.php was an EXAMPLE, you should use the name of the page that YOU created for google search.

[Tize.]

From the Google page I have not downloaded anything, just the robot.txt and ID code

[Dave-ahfb]

This is meant for people that use google adsense for search, if you have not completed the steps specified by Google this will not work for you.

[Tize.]

Thank you very much sir, I will complete the registration to see if they give me some code to complete.
Thank you very much and apologize for the inconvenience.
Greetings.

[SnakeV]

Can post your google.php file?

[Dave-ahfb]

Can post your google.php file?

Google gives you a script for this when you set up adsense for search.

[alFaris.NET]

thanx man

[saviola8x]

replace with the form line of the google supplied code
i dont understand ? where is the file google.php ?

[Dave-ahfb]

Your quote answered your question

replace with the form line of the google supplied code

[saviola8x]

But where is the google supplied code ?
i dont see it . Help me, pls .

[Dave-ahfb]

But where is the google supplied code ?
i dont see it . Help me, pls .

https://www.google.com/adsense/

[KissOfDeath]

Thanks a lot, it works great although the google watermark isn't showing on mine like it is on yours (yes i did select the right option when setting it up in google) no problem though it still opens up to my custom search page when you do a search

[Dave-ahfb]

Thanks a lot, it works great although the google watermark isn't showing on mine like it is on yours (yes i did select the right option when setting it up in google) no problem though it still opens up to my custom search page when you do a search

Be sure to add <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
after </form>

[KissOfDeath]

Be sure to add after </form>

actually i think i'll leave it as it is, i've read a load of how to make money from google stuff and it all boils down to 1 thing:

Disguise you adds as much as possible so they look like your site so your tricking people into clicking on them thinking it's part of your site, i think the same goes for this mod their more likely to use it if they think it's an internal search engine, it practically is if you set it up through adsense to search you site only...


Now all need is the mod to add adsense to the postbit for vb4

[Dave-ahfb]

As long as you are aware thast you could lose your adsense account as well as all earnings.

[Welshy2008]

Would it be possible to have this AS WELL as the vB Search?

[Verionia]

- What do I replace with value="FORID:10"?
- Also how can I create a vbulletin page for the results to show?

[SemperFideles]

I'm stuck. I've followed all the instructions and created a site search page from my Adsense account. I get a blank page from my search results.

My google.php looks like this:
<div id="cse-search-results"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var googleSearchIframeName = "cse-search-results";
var googleSearchFormName = "cse-search-box";
var googleSearchFrameWidth = 800;
var googleSearchDomain = "www.google.com";
var googleSearchPath = "/cse";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js"></script>


Should I have anything else in the file?

[SemperFideles]

I guess what I'm asking is if the google.php should have any other code within it? Should I just create a new file called google.php, paste the above code to it and then upload it or should there be some other code before and after it so it will display inline?

[bpr]

I'm stuck. I've followed all the instructions and created a site search page from my Adsense account. I get a blank page from my search results.

My google.php looks like this:
<div id="cse-search-results"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var googleSearchIframeName = "cse-search-results";
var googleSearchFormName = "cse-search-box";
var googleSearchFrameWidth = 800;
var googleSearchDomain = "www.google.com";
var googleSearchPath = "/cse";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js"></script>


Should I have anything else in the file?
Dito guys, and I can not find the mistake :(

[Dave-ahfb]

The code for your search results page looks fine. I have to ask if it may have been a case of "give google 10 minutes to update"? If not, make certain your form is calling the proper file. If the form call is correct paste the important part of your form here and I will check it out.

[SemperFideles]

Here is the process I used to create a custom search results page. You can see the search in operation at http://www.puritanboard.com

1. In your Adsense Setup page for your Custom Search


Select Only sites I select
Type your URL (without http:/)
Select Use Safe Search (to avoid explicit content)
Under Open Search Results Page select Open results within my own site
In the block type http://www.yourforum.com/google.php
The rest of the settings you can figure out


2. Create a file called google.php to upload to your forum root. Here are my contents
<?php

// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################

define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test');
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);
// change this depending on your filename

// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array();

// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array();

// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array('GOOGLE',
);

// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array();

// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
// if your page is outside of your normal vb forums directory, you should change directories by uncommenting the next line
// chdir ('/path/to/your/forums');
require_once('./global.php');

// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################

$navbits = construct_navbits(array('' => 'Google Site Search'));
$navbar = render_navbar_template($navbits);

// ###### YOUR CUSTOM CODE GOES HERE #####
$pagetitle = 'Google Custom Search';

// ###### NOW YOUR TEMPLATE IS BEING RENDERED ######

$templater = vB_Template::create('GOOGLE');
$templater->register_page_templates();
$templater->register('navbar', $navbar);
$templater->register('pagetitle', $pagetitle);
print_output($templater->render());

?>

3. Go to your AdminCP


Go to Styles & Templates -> Style Manager
Within your Style pulldown select Create New Templat
Name the Template GOOGLE
Paste the following code within:


{vb:stylevar htmldoctype}
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" lang="{vb:stylevar languagecode}" id="vbulletin_html">
<head>
<title>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}</title>
{vb:raw headinclude}
</head>
<body>

{vb:raw header}

{vb:raw navbar}

<div id="pagetitle">
<h1>{vb:raw pagetitle}</h1>
</div>

<h2 class="blockhead">Google Custom Search</h2>
<div class="blockbody">
<div class="blockrow">

<div id="cse-search-results"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var googleSearchIframeName = "cse-search-results";
var googleSearchFormName = "cse-search-box";
var googleSearchFrameWidth = 800;
var googleSearchDomain = "www.google.com";
var googleSearchPath = "/cse";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js"></script>
</div>
</div>

{vb:raw footer}
</body>
</html>

4. Make the modifications to navbar as described herein. Here is my entire form within Navbar so you can see how mine was implemented (Google Adsense code modified):

<form action="http://www.puritanboard.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-xxxxxxxxxxx:xxxxxx-xxxx" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" /> </span></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>

[vivamexico55]

Semper, thanks! When you comment "// ###### YOUR CUSTOM CODE GOES HERE #####"
Are you referring to the Search Results Code? And where exactly do we paste it?

Or do we just paste everything into google.php without modifying anything? If I do that, I get a blank page.

thanks!

[SemperFideles]

No, you do not need to make any modifications to google.php. You can copy, paste, and save exactly as above. The only customization you need to make above is to Step 4. You can customize Step 3 by making the frame width for search higher but that's minor.

Regarding Step 4, when you go to Google Adsense in Step 1 to create your Custom Search (be sure to save that Custom Search), then you will be able to get the code you need from Google so your particular code is inserted where the XX's are in my example.

If you're getting a blank page then either you have not created the Template (Step 3) or you have not modified the navbar template correctly (Step 4). You should be able to test google.php out just by visiting the page. You'll see that the page works even if there are no search results. Also, make sure to set the file permissions to 755 for google.php

[vivamexico55]

Thank you SO MUCH Semper! It is indeed working now, with the default google.php you supplied, my mistake was trying to add the code in there. Again, thanks =)

[volarium]

Here is the process I used to create a custom search results page.

Thanks for posting this, it made it very easy to implement.

[fta2k]

Havin a problem implementing this on both skins for some reason it works on one skin and then a blank page shows for the other . Any suggestions ?

[SemperFideles]

Did you install the template for both skins?

[fta2k]

yes template is installed on both skins

[brandon515]

Does anyone know if this will work on private forums where only registered members can view posts?

Also, can google custom search, search the content of attachments (like pdf or word docs)?

Thanks,
Brandon

[SemperFideles]

Does anyone know if this will work on private forums where only registered members can view posts?

Also, can google custom search, search the content of attachments (like pdf or word docs)?

Thanks,
Brandon

It most certainly will NOT work on private forums. Google Search results are based upon the Google spiders crawling your forum. Because Google cannot "see" your private forums, Google search results will not display results of any hidden forums.

[fta2k]

Have installed and running greeat on all skins now .. But what i did notice now is my advanced search does not work here are the errors im receiving ..

Fatal error: Call to undefined method vB_Search_Criteria::get_naturalmode() in /home/*****/www/www/packages/vbdbsearch/coresearchcontroller.php on line 382

Fatal error: Call to undefined method vB_Search_Criteria::get_naturalmode() in /home/*****/www/www/packages/vbdbsearch/coresearchcontroller.php on line 121

any help would be appreciated thanks.

[brandon515]

Thanks for the reply.

Can google custom search, search the content of attachments (like pdf or word docs)?

Brandon

[SemperFideles]

Thanks for the reply.

Can google custom search, search the content of attachments (like pdf or word docs)?

Brandon

Brandon,

I you want to see what Google is/isn't indexing on your site you can go to Google.com and type this:

searchterm site:forumdomain.com

Where searchterm is the term you want to search for and forumdomain.com is your forum domain. Google site search is nothing more than limiting a Google search to your domain.

Google does index inside of .doc and .pdf attachments but I've never tried searching my own domain for content inside pdf and doc files. I do know, however, that I've searched for certain things on Google before and .doc files were in the search results.

[Chainspell]

thanks for that thats wat i was looking for

[Verionia]

How can I remove advanced search?

[Verionia]

nvm - I got it!!

[barbaras]

Nevermind.. Helps if ya read.

[M4r5h4ll]

i keep on getting this error "Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request. "

& also the google.php logs me out from my forum donno why :x

[Spika]

Here is the process I used to create a custom search results page. You can see the search in operation at http://www.puritanboard.com



Thank you very much! your custom search works fine!

[goddess_dix]

Here is the process I used to create a custom search results page. You can see the search in operation at http://www.puritanboard.com


Thanks for laying out your process so clearly (and to the original author of the thread for the edit list). This helped me a great deal in getting mine to work.
:)

[Jabong82]

Does this work for 4.0.2? I don't have those exact fields to be edited in the original posters template edits.

I can get the google watermark to show up in the search box, but when I do a search it just leads to a blank screen.

Any help would be appreciated.

[nitra1000]

Yes it does... it's working on my forum. Have you made the google.php?

@op, I've noticed the stylevars need adjusting for it to display properly on blogs, and also the search button is missing in IE7.

I'm having a play at the moment, but if you've fixed it could you update us :)

[Jabong82]

How do you create the PHP page? I am able to embed the google logo in the search bar, but every time I pull up the google.php page I made I get a blank screen.

When I set the Navbar template edit from mydomain.com/google.php to mydomain.com/search.php it to the normal search.php its fine, but when I try to link it to the google.php page I created I just get a blank screen. How do you create the google.php? Like I said I can get the google logo in the search box fine, I just can't get the search to work.

I copied and pasted Semper's example google.php and that didn't work for me. I also tried to create a google.php with just the code google gave me. They both don't work. How do you create the google.php file?

Any help would be appreciated.


Edit: Nevermind Got it. Nice mod :)

[Scan Cape Cod]

Installed with many props to SemperFideles for his step by step guide. Works superbly. Nice hack, and greatly appreciated. Thanks! Installed, nominated, etc.

[messi93]

Hi , I install the mod and its Ok , but when i going to use it. it say " Bad Request
Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request.

Can you help me please?

[hydn]

Hi , I install the mod and its Ok , but when i going to use it. it say " Bad Request
Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request.

Can you help me please?

Same here. Bump

[hydn]

Hi , I install the mod and its Ok , but when i going to use it. it say " Bad Request
Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request.

Can you help me please?


I figured it out. You need to add the extra code after your pub#.

This:
partner-pub-###############should be this:
partner-pub-###############:######-####

Marked as installed. Thanks

[guvner]

I've been registered for adsense for search for years, but when I try and create a new custom search form over at https://www.google.com/adsense I keep getting javascript errors on the final page where you save your form and get the code.

I've tried IE, FF & Chrome and they all stall at the last hurdle so I don't know what's going on there.

I almost have this working but cannot find anything to do with the extra code mentioned above - my partner-pub number is a plain 16 digit string with no colon and no extension after it.

Maybe they've changed something so I'll have to try again in a couple of days - hopefully I can finish the process then. :rolleyes:

[Winter Sonata]

Thank you


where shoud I put my adsense code in this code
<form action="http://www.ahfb2000.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">

please replace the right place with '' your adsense code''

[Winter Sonata]

please anyone could explain this to me ?

[Jabong82]

Thank you


where shoud I put my adsense code in this code
<form action="http://www.ahfb2000.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">

please replace the right place with '' your adsense code''

You don't place your adsense code anywhere in this snippet. This piece of code that you quoted is basically just the URL to where the "google.php" file is.

So for example, if your website URL is http://www.vbulletin.com

The code would be:

<form action="http://www.vbulletin.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">

You don't place your "adsense code" in that code you quoted.

[baghdad4ever]

thanks

[Winter Sonata]

I got this error when trying to install as SemperFideles suggest

Warning: require_once(./global.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/l......./public_html/google.php on line 29

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php') in /home/l...../public_html/google.php on line 29

[kmohamed]

great job guys

[jacobskinner811]

I cant get this to work with 4.0.3 any help?

[J6488EEA8E90]

looks promising, will check it out

[guvner]

Well I finally got around the JS errors over at Google - no idea why I appeared to be the only one affected. :confused:

Anhow I now have it set up and I'd like to thank Dave-ahfb for the mod and also SemperFideles for making it a little easier to understand. :up:

For my set up I wanted my registered users to be able to use the VB search plus the advanced search but I wanted to restrict guests to the Google site search only - I figure every little bit helps when it comes to reducing server load. :cool:

For anyone who would like the same configuration, once you have your Google site search working properly, here's the template conditional I used in my navbar:

find:
<form action="search.php?do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search" class="navbar_search">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
</form>
<ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
<li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>


replace it with:

<!-- Start Conditional Google Search Box -->

<vb:if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1,3,4,22,49)">

<form action="http://www.YOUR/URL/TO/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXX" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" /> </span></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
<ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
<li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>

<vb:else />

<form action="search.php?do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search" class="navbar_search">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
</form>
<ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
<li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>


</vb:if>

<!-- End Conditional Google Search Box -->


making sure you change the red text above to suit your system.

Finally go to your usergroup manager and disable search for the usergroups you have listed in the conditional above and you're done.

Mike :)

[wampforum]

this just wont work for me - I have tried this 6 times checking and re-checking everything but still get a blank page on results.
On the adsense page it gives me a search results code and informs me to paste onto google.php but you say not to do this and to copy google.php exactly as you have it - Im confused

[baghdad4ever]

it is work on 4.0.3

[cloferba]

first step of navbar editing is wrong

the first line it says user must find it is very different from the line on this post

=(

[Winter Sonata]

wampforum,

make sure to capitlaize the name of the temple like that ' GOOGLE'

[Taurus MFF]

works great, thanks Dave, installed on our test site for future deployment

and special thanks to SemperFi for the extended explanations! :up:

[wampforum]

ah done it - not sure what I did worng but its working now.
Does anyone happen to know if theres a way to move the text of the serach results into the centre more? I have a dark style that uses a whote box which results are displayed within but the text starts touching the border and I would like a little gap between the border and the text

[cloferba]

guys...you have tried this on 4.0.3?

[Veer]

Please update for vb 4.0.3

[Brandon Sheley]

Is there another google search mod for the latest vB?

[Preech]

I've been using it. I have had no problem.

[Merih]

4.0.4 isnt becoming :(

[rockabilly]

I am using 4.04 and I followed SemperFideles instructions very carefully.
When I do a site search, it displays a the search page and I can see the google adsense on the top and to the right, but it does not display any of the search results.

The page says:

" Your search - autos - did not match any documents.
Suggestions:
Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
Try different keywords.
Try more general keywords."

It seems that I am almost there, but I can't get any results to come up. Does anybody have any ideas? Thanks in advance!

[SemperFideles]

Please update for vb 4.0.3

Is there another google search mod for the latest vB?


Search Mod is the same for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4. When you upgrade you have to replace the form code in the navbar template. The form code is really "version agnostic". The only thing that might change in the future is the format for creating a custom page but, for now, it's working fine.

[lubbie]

Just an idea, but i would like to have 2 checkboxes above or below the searchbox where u can select the search at google or in forum. Is that also possible?

[rockabilly]

As a follow up to my previous post, the google search mod works if I specify another URL of a totally different website of mine when I set up the google adsense code.
But when I revert back to my site's URL, it won't search my site.
My site is new and it is not yet indexed in google. Could this be the reason why google won't find search results for my site, because it is not indexed by google? I just submitted my sitemap to google in hopes that this mod will work when google indexes my site.

Thank you.....

Search Mod is the same for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4. When you upgrade you have to replace the form code in the navbar template. The form code is really "version agnostic". The only thing that might change in the future is the format for creating a custom page but, for now, it's working fine.

[SemperFideles]

As a follow up to my previous post, the google search mod works if I specify another URL of a totally different website of mine when I set up the google adsense code.
But when I revert back to my site's URL, it won't search my site.
My site is new and it is not yet indexed in google. Could this be the reason why google won't find search results for my site, because it is not indexed by google? I just submitted my sitemap to google in hopes that this mod will work when google indexes my site.

Thank you.....

That makes sense. Search results are *only* what Google has indexed. This is a "drawback" on one level that it's not going to index private fora or pages that have not yet been indexed. The advantage is that it tends to give more relevant results as the built in search engine for vBulletin is relatively crude in comparison to the $Billions Google invests in search engine research.

[SemperFideles]

Just an idea, but i would like to have 2 checkboxes above or below the searchbox where u can select the search at google or in forum. Is that also possible?

Yes, it is possible. The mod to the navbar template falls between two form tags. You could add selection criteria to determine whether google.com or your site are searched when the user hits the search button. The problem you'll experience with this is trying to implement this in a way where it doesn't make your navbar get "fatter" unless you don't care about that. I don't have the time to tweak the form code to do this but you can find the form tags you could choose for your form by doing a search on Google and playing around with it.

[hany_c_v]

very nice ,

i did it here

www.mngol.com

[RichieBoy67]

Never mind--I figured this out and fixed it..Thanks

another issue though--is there any way to get some padding? I know this is a google issue but it there a work around?

It is the left side that is just crammed right up to the edge...

Thanks

[max2008]

Installed , VB 4.0.4

thank you so much ..!

[CEO254]

I have everything working properly but I am having trouble with the Search Box

Whenever I type in text, it isn't visible in the box. I know its there because I highlight it and I can see it.

I think it may be because my default text on my site is white.

Is there any way I can change the text color just for the search box?

[schlottkej]

For some reason when I run the search from the main page it takes me to the results page and offers nothing but if I search again on the search page the results come up.

Both URLs are the exact same am I getting a script conflict or what?

[mohammad6006]

i dont have google adsense and credit card

what can i do?

[Winter Sonata]

Does anyone have this working with 406 version, It doesnt work with me and I gt this message

Warning: require_once(./global.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/lan/public_html/domain name/google.php on line 29

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/lan/public_html/domain name/google.php on line 29

[SemperFideles]

Works fine with 4.0.6 (and 4.0.7).

Your error looks like you put the wrong path in your template.

[salvador21]

Looks like a great mod, but I can't find most of those code lines in the navbar template (v 4.0.7)

EDIT:

Also my Google code doesn't have these lines:

<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />

It is like this:

<div id="cse" style="width: 100%;">Loading</div>
<script src="http://www.google.com/jsapi" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
google.load('search', '1', {language : 'en'});
google.setOnLoadCallback(function() {
var customSearchControl = new google.search.CustomSearchControl('xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx');
customSearchControl.setResultSetSize(google.search .Search.FILTERED_CSE_RESULTSET);
customSearchControl.draw('cse');
}, true);
</script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.google.com/cse/style/look/default.css" type="text/css" />

[Taurus1]

Same here! Please can you update this for 4.0.7

The code lines you give to find are no longer in there.

Thanks!

[SemperFideles]

Gents,

Look at post #36: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1944185&postcount=36

It can't be explained any more simply.

[Taurus1]

Thank you, I already did all that, but the code in the navbar is the problem. I need to know exactly which code to replace with the google code??

Thanks again!

[SemperFideles]

Thank you, I already did all that, but the code in the navbar is the problem. I need to know exactly which code to replace with the google code??

Thanks again!

For future reference, what is replaced in the navbar template is everything between the form tags. For vb 4.0.7, look for this code:

<form action="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search" class="navbar_search">
<vb:comment><input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" /></vb:comment>
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.<vb:if condition="(is_browser('ie') AND !is_browser('ie', 7) AND !is_browser('ie', 8))">gif<vb:else />png</vb:if>" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
</form>


Replace with:
<form action="http://www.puritanboard.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-XXXXX:XXXX" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" /> </span></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>

Replace the partner-pub code with the code you get from setting up your custom search.

[Taurus1]

Man!! Thank you so much works perfectly on the vbulletin default skin.

Only have a problem on my default skin, when you type something into the search box, you cannot see it. Obviously because the font is set to white. Is there something I can do about that?

Thanks again!!

[SemperFideles]

Man!! Thank you so much works perfectly on the vbulletin default skin.

Only have a problem on my default skin, when you type something into the search box, you cannot see it. Obviously because the font is set to white. Is there something I can do about that?

Thanks again!!

Looks like you figured it out. Went to your forum and the search box is black text on white background.

[Taurus1]

Looks like you figured it out. Went to your forum and the search box is black text on white background.

It is working and enabled on the vbulletin default skin, but not on my default, which is a dark skin. There it will also show the watermark normally, but as soon as you type something in the search field, it is white. You cannot see it.

Don't know if there is a way to only change the font color for search box though.

[Winter Sonata]

For some reasons, When I click search, It logged me out and shows results from other sites.

Google watermark is showing up in the navbar - - - 406

what should be the problem ?

[SemperFideles]

I can't duplicate your problem. I assume we're talking about creativex.net/forums.

When I look at the two dark themes, the search box is black and I cannot read the Google Custom Search in either dark theme but when I click on the search box it is a black background with white text. I can read it fine.

There's nothing in this mod that is changing font colors, you'll have to go into the Style Variables for each skin to mess with how that looks if you don't like white text on a black background for your search field.

[Taurus1]

Because I did not do the google integration on those themes. I cannot for the problem I mentioned.

[SemperFideles]

I guess I'm completely lost as to what your question is. If you only implemented it in the Vbulletin Default style then it is working as it should. It shows the Google Custom Search until you click on it and start typing black letters on a white background. It's supposed to do that.

If you integrate it with the other styles then it will work there too. Go look at how it works on my site on my dark themes. There's nothing to change in any of the code. The font colors are not changed by this theme change.

[Taurus1]

Now I am lost also. Because when I implement it on my dark skins, then the moment I type something in the search box, the font is obviously white, and you cannot see what you are typing.

Thanks for all your effort here mate. I really appreciate it. I would even pay you to get this figured out!

EDIT: You have the exact same issue on your BP-Brown skin. Just type something into the search field.

[SemperFideles]

OK, hold on, I was just able to duplicate the problem on a dark skin. Am in Hawaii on business but will try to tackle this later today.

[Taurus1]

OK great! Thanks!

[SemperFideles]

OK, I think I found it. This is a change to a CSS template and I can't guarantee this won't make other areas look differently than they did.

1. Go to Style Manager.
2. Select the Style
3. Select Edit Templates
4. Under CSS templates edit the additional.css template
5. Search for:
.textbox, textarea, select {
6. First, copy and paste the back-ground color and color values into a text file so you can undo them later if you don't like the way it looks.
7. Set the following values under the ".textbox, textarea, select {" line as follows:

background-color: #fff;
color: #000;


Save and reload. It should fix the problem.

[Taurus1]

Thank you so much mate! That did it. I just changed the background color to a light gray, because it changes some other fields to white also. But that is something small. It works, and brings money in. That is important.

Thanks again for all your trouble and effort.

[Taurus1]

Man, o man! Would you perhaps be willing to help me to get this to work on my latest skin I purchased? It works on all my other skins, but this new one is a nightmare. The search box is bigger, and it uses a button also.
Also my GOOGLE page (Template you gave) is completely messed up in this skin.

Please help.

[EconomicVoice]

If you are happy for the Google search to open in a new window a simpler way which I use can be found using my adaptation of Golzarion (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=241563&highlight=google+search)'s solution at reply #24 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2110708&postcount=24).

[FReeSTER]

I need some help on the edits since my custom template for vb 4.3 is different from the edits I need to make.

<div id="navbar" class="navbar">
<div class="navLeft"><div class="navRight">
<ul id="navtabs" class="navtabs floatcontainer<vb:if condition="$show['member'] AND $notifications_total"> notify</vb:if>">
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_start}
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'search'">
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_getnew}
<vb:if condition="$show['pmmainlink']">
<li><a href="private.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase private_messages}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_pm}
<li><a rel="help" href="faq.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="5">{vb:rawphrase faq}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_faq}
<li><a href="calendar.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase calendar}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_calendar}

<vb:if condition="$show['communitylink']">
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl" accesskey="6">{vb:rawphrase community}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_groups']">
<li><a href="group.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase social_groups}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_albums']">
<li><a href="album.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase pictures_and_albums}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<li><a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist"><vb:if condition="$show['friends_and_contacts']">{vb:rawphrase contacts_and_friends}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase contacts}</vb:if></a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['memberslist']">
<li><a href="memberlist.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase members_list}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_end}
</ul>
</li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_community}
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase forum_actions}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<li>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:ra w bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a>
</li>
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editoptions">{vb:rawphrase edit_options}</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editprofile">{vb:rawphrase edit_your_details}</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl" accesskey="3">{vb:rawphrase quick_links}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">






<li><a href="search.php?do=getdaily&contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>




<li><a href="subscription.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribed_threads}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<li>
<a href="javascript://" onclick="window.open(getBaseUrl() + 'misc.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylis t','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars= yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">{vb:rawphrase open_contacts}</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
<li><a href="showgroups.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
<vb:if condition="$vb_suite_installed">
{vb:rawphrase view_site_leaders}
<vb:else />
{vb:rawphrase view_forum_leaders}
</vb:if>
</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1}
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2}
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3}
<vb:if condition="$show['wollink']">
<li><a href="online.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase whos_online}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4}
</ul>
</li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_end}
</ul>

</li>
<vb:elseif condition="$vboptions['selectednavtab']=='usercp'" />
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_getnew}
<vb:if condition="$show['pmmainlink']">
<li><a href="private.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase private_messages}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_pm}
<li><a rel="help" href="faq.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="5">{vb:rawphrase faq}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_faq}
<li><a href="calendar.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase calendar}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_calendar}
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase community}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_groups']">
<li><a href="group.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase social_groups}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_albums']">
<li><a href="album.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase pictures_and_albums}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<li><a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist"><vb:if condition="$show['friends_and_contacts']">{vb:rawphrase contacts_and_friends}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase contacts}</vb:if></a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['memberslist']">
<li><a href="memberlist.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase members_list}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_end}
</ul>
</li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_community}
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase forum_actions}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<li>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:ra w bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a>
</li>
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editoptions">{vb:rawphrase edit_options}</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editprofile">{vb:rawphrase edit_your_details}</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase quick_links}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<li><a href="subscription.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribed_threads}</a></li>
<li>
<a href="javascript://" onclick="window.open(getBaseUrl() + 'misc.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylis t','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars= yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">{vb:rawphrase open_contacts}</a>
</li>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
<li>
<a href="showgroups.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
<vb:if condition="$vb_suite_installed">
{vb:rawphrase view_site_leaders}
<vb:else />
{vb:rawphrase view_forum_leaders}
</vb:if>
</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1}
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2}

{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3}

<vb:if condition="$show['wollink']">
<li><a href="online.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase whos_online}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4}
</ul>
</li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_end}
</ul>
</li>
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_middle}
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'search'">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_S ocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase new_group_messages_nav}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_E vent">{vb:rawphrase new_events_nav}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getnew_menu}
<li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:ra w bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<vb:else />
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _SocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase daily_group_message}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Event">{vb:rawphrase daily_events}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getdaily_menu}
<li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:ra w bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</vb:if>
<vb:elseif condition="$show['member']" />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}
</ul>

<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']">
<div id="searchBox" class="searchBox">
<form action="search.php?do=process" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<span class="searchBox_container"><input type="text" value="" class="textbox" name="query" tabindex="99"/></span>
<span class="searchBox_button"><input type="image" src="images/styles/BlueDemon/buttons/search.png" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span>
</form>
<ul class="searchBox_advanced_search">
<li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div></div>
</div>
<div id="header" class="floatcontainer doc_header"><div class="headerWrap">
{vb:raw ad_location.ad_header_logo}
<div><a name="top" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" id="logo"><img src="{vb:stylevar titleimage}" alt="{vb:rawphrase x_powered_by_vbulletin, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}" /></a></div>
<div class="bannerBox">





<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-2906218701361472";
/* 468x60, created 10/26/10 */
google_ad_slot = "4662250360";
google_ad_width = 468;
google_ad_height = 60;
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>







<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</div>
{vb:raw ad_location.ad_header_end}
</div></div>
</div><!-- closing div for above_body -->

<div id="contentMain">
<div id="contentBox">
<div class="contentBoxLeft"><div class="contentBoxRight">

<div class="body_wrapper">
<div id="breadcrumb" class="breadcrumb">
<div class="bcLeft"><div class="bcRight">
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="1"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/navbit-home.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase home}" /></a></li>

{vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
{vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
</ul>
<hr />
</div></div>
</div>

{vb:raw ad_location.ad_navbar_below}
{vb:raw ad_location.global_below_navbar}

<vb:if condition="$show['notices']">
<form action="profile.php?do=dismissnotice" method="post" id="notices" class="notices">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="dismissnotice" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" id="dismiss_notice_hidden" name="dismiss_noticeid" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw return_link}" />
<ol>
{vb:raw notices}
</ol>
</form>
</vb:if>
Any help making the edits I will appreciate.

Thanks,

[SemperFideles]

I think this should work (replace siteurl.com with yours, make sure you made a google.php file, and use your google code as opposed the the X's):

Replace
<form action="search.php?do=process" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<span class="searchBox_container"><input type="text" value="" class="textbox" name="query" tabindex="99"/></span>
<span class="searchBox_button"><input type="image" src="images/styles/BlueDemon/buttons/search.png" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span>
</form>


With
<form action="http://www.siteurl.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-xxxxxxxxxxx:xxxxxx-xxxx" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="searchBox_container"><input type="text" value="" class="textbox" name="q" tabindex="99"/></span>
<span class="searchBox_button"><input type="image" src="images/styles/BlueDemon/buttons/search.png" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>

[lycheepassion]

Is there a demo or better screenshot? Thanks!

[Inferno Dragon]

I have added this modification on my members request and it's working fine however it's not displaying any search result..I always gets:



Your search - free - did not match any documents.

Suggestions:

* Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
* Try different keywords.
* Try more general keywords.

I tried many keywords but it's not working :S

my search site URL in google adsense is: www.pakgamers.com/forums
and search results page URL is: http://www.pakgamers.com/forums/google.php

[SemperFideles]

I have added this modification on my members request and it's working fine however it's not displaying any search result..I always gets:



I tried many keywords but it's not working :S

my search site URL in google adsense is: www.pakgamers.com/forums
and search results page URL is: http://www.pakgamers.com/forums/google.php

Have you followed these steps: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1944185&postcount=36

Ensure you replace with your own URL and Google code....

[steveneff]

For future reference, what is replaced in the navbar template is everything between the form tags. For vb 4.0.7, look for this code:

<form action="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search" class="navbar_search">
<vb:comment><input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" /></vb:comment>
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.<vb:if condition="(is_browser('ie') AND !is_browser('ie', 7) AND !is_browser('ie', 8))">gif<vb:else />png</vb:if>" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
</form>


Replace with:
<form action="http://www.puritanboard.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-XXXXX:XXXX" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" /> </span></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>

Replace the partner-pub code with the code you get from setting up your custom search.

Top mod. Installed on 4.07 using this simple single edit.

I guess using this mod will cut down on database use from some of those unwanted spiders but will it have an effect on SEO with the main search engines?

[BaanFarsang]

Not compatible with vBulletin ™ Patch Level 2 Version 4.1.0, you write the method with this version?
I have just 16 digits's pub from google.

[Inferno Dragon]

Have you followed these steps: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1944185&postcount=36

Ensure you replace with your own URL and Google code....

Hi,

Yes I did, that's why I said it's working fine but for some weird reasons it's not displaying the search results i-e for any keyword it just display "no results found etc)

EDIT: OK, it's working fine now, I changed the domain settings in the adsense and removed the "www." part.

[greenchicken]

For future reference, what is replaced in the navbar template is everything between the form tags. For vb 4.0.7, look for this code:

<form action="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search" class="navbar_search">
<vb:comment><input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" /></vb:comment>
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.<vb:if condition="(is_browser('ie') AND !is_browser('ie', 7) AND !is_browser('ie', 8))">gif<vb:else />png</vb:if>" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
</form>


Replace with:
<form action="http://www.puritanboard.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-XXXXX:XXXX" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" /> </span></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>

Replace the partner-pub code with the code you get from setting up your custom search.

This worked for me , thank you and thank you for your service.

[SemperFideles]

Not compatible with vBulletin ? Patch Level 2 Version 4.1.0, you write the method with this version?
I have just 16 digits's pub from google.

It's compatible with all versions of vBulletin 4.x. I have 4.1.0 PL2 installed and it is working fine. Fundamentally, there's really a form that's being changed inside the navbar template and, no matter how much the navbar changes with each release, the form code that controls the functioning of Google search really remains the same.

[SemperFideles]

I guess using this mod will cut down on database use from some of those unwanted spiders but will it have an effect on SEO with the main search engines?

I don't see how it could affect SEO. It certainly does cut down on database use not only from spiders but from users. It also produces much more relevant search results.

[mikeinjersey]

can we make money with this....if so how ? Only if people click on the sponsored links ?

[SemperFideles]

can we make money with this....if so how ? Only if people click on the sponsored links ?

Yes, if people click on the sponsored links. It's really not a whole lot of money unless your site specializes in areas that have valuable keywords. Mine does not and I make a small amount of money from sponsored links but it's not the reason I installed the mod.

[mikeinjersey]

Yes, if people click on the sponsored links. It's really not a whole lot of money unless your site specializes in areas that have valuable keywords. Mine does not and I make a small amount of money from sponsored links but it's not the reason I installed the mod.

I dont have the mod installed, but I was thinking of just allowing Google results within the Search...and no results from my site. (to increase sponsored links possibilities)

Is it possible like that ? (i'm guessing the options just need to be set correctly in the Google Adsense area)

[SemperFideles]

I dont have the mod installed, but I was thinking of just allowing Google results within the Search...and no results from my site. (to increase sponsored links possibilities)

Is it possible like that ? (i'm guessing the options just need to be set correctly in the Google Adsense area)

You're not going to increase sponsored links possibilities that way. You can set up custom search to search google.com but that would defeat the purpose of having a site search. You can focus sponsored links when you set up custom search by adding certain keywords in the Site Search setup at Adsense for Search.

[vbcreator]

thanks , gonna test it

[ThisIrksMe]

I got the script you posted installed in my navbar template. I still get a white screen. Thanks for your help sir. SGT Larson US Army, USMC Vet

[just77me]

added a empty google.php file to the forum when searching something getting a white page withour the google.php it works but opens without forum on a new page - any ideas pleasE?

[Winter Sonata]

What is the problem might me when I got this error

Warning: require_once(./global.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/lass/public_html/langatr/google.php on line 29

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/lass/public_html/langatr/google.php on line 29


?

[BaanFarsang]

I tried to solve problems in vb4.1.1 following by step:

- Find in the navbar template for this code:

<form action="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search" class="navbar_search">
<vb:comment><input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" /></vb:comment>
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.<vb:if condition="(is_browser('ie') AND !is_browser('ie', 7) AND !is_browser('ie', 8))">gif<vb:else />png</vb:if>" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
</form>

Replace with:

<form action="http://www.yoursite.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:xxxxxxxxxxx" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="utf-8" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.<vb:if condition="(is_browser('ie') AND !is_browser('ie', 7) AND !is_browser('ie', 8))">gif<vb:else />png</vb:if>" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=th"></script>

* http://www.yoursite.com/google.php=Replace with your site
* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:xxxxxxxxxxx=your Google AdSense Publisher ID

Demo: http://www.baanfarsang.com

[Gn_Snake]

Not Work with vb 4.1.1 ??

[SemperFideles]

Not Work with vb 4.1.1 ??

Works just fine. All this does is replace a form in the Navbar. The only thing that will change in major versions hereafter is the template for a page but that will be a while.

[Gn_Snake]

If I put a word in the search field gives me a blank page.
Why?

Thx

[scottct1]

Works great... now only if I could figure how to add some skyscraper ads on the left hand side it would be PERFECT!

[Gn_Snake]

Nothing? Any idea for blank page in Google Search?

[SemperFideles]

Nothing? Any idea for blank page in Google Search?

You implemented it incorrectly. I've provided step-by-step instructions in post #36.

[fxwoody]

Tks guys , i will give it a try!

Tho if i got all this right, after doing all the mods, it should take around 10 min for crawler to get on and board should be fully visible ! Right?

[SemperFideles]

Tks guys , i will give it a try!

Tho if i got all this right, after doing all the mods, it should take around 10 min for crawler to get on and board should be fully visible ! Right?

This mod doesn't cause Google to crawl your site but relies on the fact that it probably already has.

[fxwoody]

tks for the info! after playing around this for 2hr +++ i found out the my template was "google" instead of "GOOGLE" lolll big difference to get it to work! lolll

Tks guys! Will see how it turns out for the $$$ now with this lolll ;)

Just one last thing, didn't search for it yet but, when i make a search, i automatically log off?? Any suggestions :)

Tks

[David Karol]

Great mod!

Is it possible to change the height of the google search box, to be more like the original vB box? See soundforums.net

[prandah]

how to get
partner public google id ?

[SemperFideles]

Go to Google Adsense.

[prandah]

I don't have google adsense :(
i'm submit google adsense allways rejected :(

anyone can help me for google adsense :D

[SemperFideles]

I don't have google adsense :(
i'm submit google adsense allways rejected :(

anyone can help me for google adsense :D

I just checked and it will work without the partner-pub if you remove this line from your navbar template:
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-xxxxxxxxxxx:xxxxxx-xxxx" />

You obviously won't get any revenue from Adsense for Search but it will help reduce server load.

[prandah]

okey thanks semper
it's work :D

mark installed :D

[ymcus]

In style manager and in my required template i did'nt find the the template navbar
please help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[SemperFideles]

It's one of the templates grouped under Navigation Breadcrumb or something like that.

[ijob]

Is there any uptodate code to implement this on the latest vbulletin? I cant seem to get the original code in the op to work.

[SemperFideles]

Is there any uptodate code to implement this on the latest vbulletin? I cant seem to get the original code in the op to work.

There's nothing to update for the most recent vBulletin version. It works fine.

[DNN]

can't one just install the general adsense for search code directly as is from their adsense account?

[deverill2010]

I can't get this to work on my site.

I am trying to make the template changes but the code I have in my templates is slightly different to what is listed here.

When I save I get this error -

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:
Invalid Tag Nesting
This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish.

And the search box dispaears?

[deverill2010]

Anyone?

[Breakpoint]

I would suggest you copy everything that is posted on Page 3

[deverill2010]

I would suggest you copy everything that is posted on Page 3

That is really helpful thank you!

I now have it working :)

The only thing is how do I remove the advert box?

I only see 3 options in my adsense which are -

Top and right
Top and bottom
Right

Theres no option to completely remove it. I only want the search results to show?

thanks

[hiker]

Is there a way to exclude certain forums from coming up in the search results?

I'd like to exclude my forum id 61 for example.

I assume it'd have to be something like &exclude=61 somewhere in the code but I can't seem to get it. :confused:

[SemperFideles]

Is there a way to exclude certain forums from coming up in the search results?

I'd like to exclude my forum id 61 for example.

I assume it'd have to be something like &exclude=61 somewhere in the code but I can't seem to get it. :confused:

The only way to exclude a forum is to make it a member's only or hidden forum. If Google is crawling it then it will show up in results.

[deverill2010]

Is there anyway to customise this so that you have two radio buttons one for "site" one for "www".

When site is selected the keywords are searched through the normal VB search system and results returned within a page.

When www is selected the keywords are searched through google and the results displayed in your VB page that this mod currently does.

What I'm having trouble with is settting up the two radio buttons so when either is selected it goes though the right search.

Anyone care to help?

I like this mod but am finding that the search results within my own site are poor, but I still want th opportunity to earn some money!

[hiker]

The only way to exclude a forum is to make it a member's only or hidden forum. If Google is crawling it then it will show up in results.

Dang, I thought there was some way I could include an "exclude=59" or maybe some kind of "include only these forums" code.

Is there a way to make a forum non searchable, while still keeping it open to the public? Just a general option somehow?

EDIT:

Nevermind, I realized in Forum Manager, "Index New Posts in Search Engine " I just set that to No.

[sross]

My search results are not from my domain, but from the web. I have done everything in the instructions. Does it take a while for the search to kickin? Google shows most of my pages are indexed. Have I missed something? On the search setup I have specified my forums etc. Thanks

[galerio]

Very useful mod.
You can use conditional to make present the google search to unregistered/not logged users and the native vb search to logged users.

[StonePilot]

There's nothing to update for the most recent vBulletin version. It works fine.

Anyone have a guide for a custom template mod? I am not able to get the header information and style to look right. The custom search page works, it's just broken the style.

[Aerialporter]

How do I rename the search.php without messing up any other code that references search.php?

[alaska_av8r]

I have this working on vB 4.1.8 and wonder if anyone has found out how to prevent it from showing adds above the search results. I would like to show them on the right side only because with the way it is currently set, it is extremely hard to differentiate between what is an add and what isn't.

Google has been crawling my site for over a year now so it has had time to index it pretty well, however when I search for common terms used on my site www.boatinghowto.com , it only shows one maybe two results, any ideas?

thanks

[sspeed]

Thanks, works beautifully, especially with the additions on page 3.

[sportsoutlaw]

just installed on 4.1.11 and works well.

[lisa3876]

This still works with vB 4.2. The specific details on page 3 were really helpful. The only small change I had to make is Google Custom Search now has new code.

So on Semper's instruction on page 3 of this thread (Step 4), I had to replace the partner-pub id code with my search engine's "Search Engine Unique ID" which can be found in the Control Panel of your Google Custom Search account. Should look something like xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:xxxxxxxx

Then I had to click "Make Money" in the left column of the Google Custom Search Control panel and sync my AdSense account to my Google Custom Search account.

The Search Engine Unique ID has now replaced the partnerpub ID. But the partner-pub still works if you're using it.

[insidegames]

It doesn't works for me -> here is my navbar code:

<div id="navbar" class="navbar">
<ul id="navtabs" class="navtabs floatcontainer<vb:if condition="$show['member'] AND $notifications_total"> notify</vb:if>">
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_start}
{vb:raw navigation}
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}
</ul>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']">
<div id="globalsearch" class="globalsearch">
<form action="http://testforum.insidegames.ch/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="pub-6521811265209589" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" /> </span></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
<ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
<li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_advanced_search}
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
</div><!-- closing div for above_body -->

<div class="body_wrapper">
<div id="newcrumb">
<div id="crumbL">
<div id="breadcrumb" class="breadcrumb">
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="1"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/navbit-home.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase home}" /></a></li>
{vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
{vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
</ul>
<hr />
</div>
</div> <!-- crumb -->
<div id="crumbR">
<ul>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_rss'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_rss}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-rss.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_twitter'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_twitter}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-twitter.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_facebook'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_facebook}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-facebook.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_linkedin'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_linkedin}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-linkedin.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_myspace'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_myspace}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-myspace.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_blogger'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_blogger}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-blogger.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_youtube'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_youtube}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-youtube.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_flickr'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_flickr}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-flickr.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_google'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_google}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-google.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
</ul>
</div>
<br clear="all" />
</div> <!-- newcrumb -->

{vb:raw ad_location.ad_navbar_below}
{vb:raw ad_location.global_below_navbar}

<vb:if condition="$show['notices'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'register'">
<form action="profile.php?do=dismissnotice" method="post" id="notices" class="notices">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="pub-6521811265209589" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<input type="hidden" id="dismiss_notice_hidden" name="dismiss_noticeid" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw return_link}" />
<ol>
{vb:raw notices}
</ol>
</form>
</vb:if>

every search activity ends with

400. That’s an error.

Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request. That’s all we know.

[CountRock]

It doesn't works for me -> here is my navbar code:

<div id="navbar" class="navbar">
<ul id="navtabs" class="navtabs floatcontainer<vb:if condition="$show['member'] AND $notifications_total"> notify</vb:if>">
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_start}
{vb:raw navigation}
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}
</ul>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']">
<div id="globalsearch" class="globalsearch">
<form action="http://testforum.insidegames.ch/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="pub-6521811265209589" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" /> </span></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
<ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
<li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_advanced_search}
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
</div><!-- closing div for above_body -->

<div class="body_wrapper">
<div id="newcrumb">
<div id="crumbL">
<div id="breadcrumb" class="breadcrumb">
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="1"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/navbit-home.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase home}" /></a></li>
{vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
{vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
</ul>
<hr />
</div>
</div> <!-- crumb -->
<div id="crumbR">
<ul>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_rss'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_rss}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-rss.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_twitter'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_twitter}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-twitter.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_facebook'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_facebook}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-facebook.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_linkedin'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_linkedin}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-linkedin.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_myspace'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_myspace}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-myspace.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_blogger'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_blogger}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-blogger.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_youtube'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_youtube}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-youtube.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_flickr'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_flickr}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-flickr.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="!empty($vbulletin->options['ws_bluepearl_sp_google'])"><li><a href="{vb:raw vboptions.ws_bluepearl_sp_google}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/icon-google.png" /></a></li></vb:if>
</ul>
</div>
<br clear="all" />
</div> <!-- newcrumb -->

{vb:raw ad_location.ad_navbar_below}
{vb:raw ad_location.global_below_navbar}

<vb:if condition="$show['notices'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'register'">
<form action="profile.php?do=dismissnotice" method="post" id="notices" class="notices">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="pub-6521811265209589" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<input type="hidden" id="dismiss_notice_hidden" name="dismiss_noticeid" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw return_link}" />
<ol>
{vb:raw notices}
</ol>
</form>
</vb:if>

every search activity ends with

400. That?s an error.

Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request. That?s all we know.

Exact same problem! HELP!

[g00gl3r]

Does this show using an iframe within the site template? Or open in a new window?

[techbytes]

wampforum,

make sure to capitlaize the name of the temple like that ' GOOGLE'

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!

After hour and a half of trying to figure out why I'm getting a blank page, Sonata saves me from pulling out my hair. :)

Also, thanks to OP for the mod. Very much appreciated. :up:

techbytes

[svensonsan]

There is an update for this with the latest (v2) version of google custom search. I really like the google cse in vbulletin. It's much faster and with some styling in the css even the Google cse v2 will work in vbulletin 4.2

This short instruction will help if you use a two-page CSE as shown in the documentation at Multiple search boxes and results sections (http://googlecustomsearch.appspot.com/elementv2/two-page_elements_v2.html).

Already mentioned here:

1. Create the google.php file as mentioned on page 3 in this thread.
2. Create the GOOGLE template as mentioned on page 3 in this thread.

Now the new stuff.

1. headinclude template
copy the script-snippet at the bottom of your headinclude template.

<!-- google cse -->
<script>
(function() {
var cx = '00000000000000:aaaaaaaaaaa'; ///////////////CHANGE THIS TO YOUR OWN ID ////
var gcse = document.createElement('script');
gcse.type = 'text/javascript';
gcse.async = true;
gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https' ? 'https:' : 'http:') +
'//www.google.com/cse/cse.js?cx=' + cx;
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s);
})();
</script>
<!-- / google cse -->

This will "enable" the searchform and searchresults in general in your forum.


2. navbar template
Display the search form in the navigation

Search for <form action="search.php ....
comment the normal search form
<vb:comment><form action
.... a few lines
</form></vb:comment>


Enter the new google search form under the global search div.

<div id="globalsearch" class="globalsearch">
<gcse:searchbox-only></gcse:searchbox-only>


Now you have the search form in your forum and yes, styling will follow.

but first edit the

3. GOOGLE Template

Should look like this:

<div class="blockrow">

<gcse:search></gcse:search>

</div>


Not the long and old version mentioned in this thread. Only the <gcse:search></gcse:search> is used to display the search results and the search bar.
If you only want to show the search results you can use <gcse:searchresults-only></gcse:searchresults-only>

4. additional.css template
The search form will look broken at first.
You should modify at least the following styles:


input.gsc-input {
font-size:11px !important;
}

#globalsearch .gsc-input-box {
border:none !important;
height:22px !important;
}

#globalsearch input.gsc-search-button-v2 {
padding:4px 20px !important;
margin-top:1px !important;
}

[Spika]

There is an update for this with the latest (v2) version of google custom search. I really like the google cse in vbulletin. It's much faster and with some styling in the css even the Google cse v2 will work in vbulletin 4.2

Works Perfect!!

Thank you very much! :D:D:D

[simon661]

Installed and works for my forum, check the link to see.:)


http://www.railtransit-cbtc.com/CBTCcommunity/forum.php?

[beertruck]

SemperFideles's instructions on the 3rd page worked for my 4.2 forum. Thanks SemperFideles!!!

[slcousin]

Confirmed working on 4.2 as per SemperFideles instructions:

http://www.supermotoforum.co.uk/

Thanks for the help!

[Lpspider]

Managed to get this working with two issues:

- it breaks my header style - logo not showing up, forumhome sidebar shows on the bottom of the page, and it shows a large blank space below the results.

[fxdigi-cash]

Thanks first for the great effort and trying to share the good stuff...

I believe there is something missing here, which is google.php connection to the search box. I tested your way, but not really working as I expected. It opens new page on google search while actually we want the search to be taking place in the forum itself using the google.php...

what I did is the following:

1- created google.php "or whatever you like to call it"
2- created a template for google search as mentioned earlier.
3- placed google script in headeinclude template from my google custom search similar to this one:

<script>
(function() {
var cx = '00000000000000:aaaaaaaaaaa'; ///////////////CHANGE THIS TO YOUR OWN ID ////
var gcse = document.createElement('script');
gcse.type = 'text/javascript';
gcse.async = true;
gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https' ? 'https:' : 'http:') +
'//www.google.com/cse/cse.js?cx=' + cx;
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s);
})();
</script>


4- in the navtab, I edited the source in

<form action
.... vb code for search box + button
</form>

to this:

<form method="get" action="http://www.YOUR VB LINK.com/google.php" target="_blank" class="navbar_search">
<input type="hidden" name="sitesearch" value="YOUR VB LINK.com" id="pn"/>
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="submit" style="border:0; margin-left:5px;" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
<input type="hidden" name="domains" value="YOUR VB LINK.com"/>
</form>


replace the red tag with your forum url.

5- Last step, I added <gcse:search></gcse:search> in my google.php custom page...

Save the whole work and check it out...

I tested it and works perfect.

Thanks, and good luck. :)

There is an update for this with the latest (v2) version of google custom search. I really like the google cse in vbulletin. It's much faster and with some styling in the css even the Google cse v2 will work in vbulletin 4.2

This short instruction will help if you use a two-page CSE as shown in the documentation at Multiple search boxes and results sections (http://googlecustomsearch.appspot.com/elementv2/two-page_elements_v2.html).

Already mentioned here:

1. Create the google.php file as mentioned on page 3 in this thread.
2. Create the GOOGLE template as mentioned on page 3 in this thread.

Now the new stuff.

1. headinclude template
copy the script-snippet at the bottom of your headinclude template.

<!-- google cse -->
<script>
(function() {
var cx = '00000000000000:aaaaaaaaaaa'; ///////////////CHANGE THIS TO YOUR OWN ID ////
var gcse = document.createElement('script');
gcse.type = 'text/javascript';
gcse.async = true;
gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https' ? 'https:' : 'http:') +
'//www.google.com/cse/cse.js?cx=' + cx;
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s);
})();
</script>
<!-- / google cse -->

This will "enable" the searchform and searchresults in general in your forum.


2. navbar template
Display the search form in the navigation

Search for <form action="search.php ....
comment the normal search form
<vb:comment><form action
.... a few lines
</form></vb:comment>


Enter the new google search form under the global search div.

<div id="globalsearch" class="globalsearch">
<gcse:searchbox-only></gcse:searchbox-only>


Now you have the search form in your forum and yes, styling will follow.

but first edit the

3. GOOGLE Template

Should look like this:

<div class="blockrow">

<gcse:search></gcse:search>

</div>


Not the long and old version mentioned in this thread. Only the <gcse:search></gcse:search> is used to display the search results and the search bar.
If you only want to show the search results you can use <gcse:searchresults-only></gcse:searchresults-only>

4. additional.css template
The search form will look broken at first.
You should modify at least the following styles:


input.gsc-input {
font-size:11px !important;
}

#globalsearch .gsc-input-box {
border:none !important;
height:22px !important;
}

#globalsearch input.gsc-search-button-v2 {
padding:4px 20px !important;
margin-top:1px !important;
}

[SimonB]

Thanks first for the great effort and trying to share the good stuff...

I believe there is something missing here, which is google.php connection to the search box. I tested your way, but not really working as I expected. It opens new page on google search while actually we want the search to be taking place in the forum itself using the google.php...

what I did is the following:

Thanks for posting this update.

It works fine for my site although i had to make a couple of style mods.

My one question is: I have linked my CSE to my Adsense Account, but the ads are not displaying in the search results page, although adsense is working perfectly on my actual site. Is this an adsense problem, or is there something I still need to do?

[fxdigi-cash]

I have no idea how that should work, sorry about that, mate

[amogh]

The mod is working great on VB 4.2

However I have an issue. It is working ONLY on the custom theme and not on the default theme.

Any idea how do I fix this?

Thanks

[Charis]

I followed the instructions but doesn't work (eMesitis.gr (http://www.emesitis.gr/content.php?styleid=7) vB4.2.2).
Unfortunately I get a blank page.
I would appreciate any help.:)

1) I created a new Template called "GOOGLE":

<div class="blockrow">
<gcse:search></gcse:search>
</div>


2) I created a "google.php" page. (I added <gcse:search></gcse:search> as you can see)

<?php

// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################

define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test');
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);
// change this depending on your filename

// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array();

// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array();

// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array('GOOGLE',
);

// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array();

// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
// if your page is outside of your normal vb forums directory, you should change directories by uncommenting the next line
// chdir ('/path/to/your/forums');
require_once('./global.php');

// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################

$navbits = construct_navbits(array('' => 'Google Site Search'));
$navbar = render_navbar_template($navbits);

// ###### YOUR CUSTOM CODE GOES HERE #####
<script>
$pagetitle = 'Google Custom Search';
<gcse:search></gcse:search>

// ###### NOW YOUR TEMPLATE IS BEING RENDERED ######

$templater = vB_Template::create('GOOGLE');
$templater->register_page_templates();
$templater->register('navbar', $navbar);
$templater->register('pagetitle', $pagetitle);
print_output($templater->render());

?>


I added the following code to the end of "headinclude" template:
<!-- google CSE -->
<script>
(function() {
var cx = '<script>
(function() {
var cx = 'partner-pub-6928381629786967:3340711439';
var gcse = document.createElement('script');
gcse.type = 'text/javascript';
gcse.async = true;
gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 'https:' : 'http:') +
'//www.google.com/cse/cse.js?cx=' + cx;
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s);
})();
</script>
<!-- google CSE -->


I replaced the <form action .... (vb code for search box + button) ... </form> in "navbar" template with the following code:

<form method="get" action="http://www.emesitis.gr/google.php" target="_blank" class="navbar_search">
<input type="hidden" name="sitesearch" value="emesitis.gr" id="pn"/>
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="submit" style="border:0; margin-left:5px;" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
<input type="hidden" name="domains" value="emesitis.gr"/>
</form>


Finally, I added the following code into "additional.css" template:

input.gsc-input {
font-size:11px !important;
}

#globalsearch .gsc-input-box {
border:none !important;
height:22px !important;
}

#globalsearch input.gsc-search-button-v2 {
padding:4px 20px !important;
margin-top:1px !important;
}

[ramesh_umk3]

See mostly is happens when your running site on folder of root server..

In Google.php file uncomment below line
// chdir ('/path/to/your/forums'); (And mention your site path)

Regards,

[Charis]

Thanks mate but it didn't work.
I found my forum path using the following php:
<?php
echo getcwd();

So my forum path is: /home3/emesitis/public_html

After that I followed your instructions and uncomment the path line in google.php:
chdir ('/home3/emesitis/public_html');

I still have a complete blank page.

In google.php there are three lines:
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test');
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);
// change this depending on your filename
Which filename?
Should I change the 'test' on the first line?

[ramesh_umk3]

try to create only test.php there were some tutorials here see you have blank page on that too . If you have same problem on test.php then tell your host to fix permissions on your account
cause the problem you would be getting is 500 internal server error which would be either permission or path error

[Charis]

Thanks for your support.
Finally I solved my issues with this mod: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=297548

[Nelson58]

No matter WHAT I do, the search always goes to the Google Custom Search Page rather than appearing on one of my site's pages. Users have to hit "back" to get back onto my site. Others have tried to find the cause of this unsuccessfully. I am stumped.

Here is the code that is doing this:

The GOOGLE template:


{vb:stylevar htmldoctype}
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" lang="{vb:stylevar languagecode}" id="vbulletin_html">
<head>
<title>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}</title>
{vb:raw headinclude}
</head>
<body>

{vb:raw header}

{vb:raw navbar}

<div id="pagetitle">
<h1>{vb:raw pagetitle}</h1>
</div>

<h2 class="blockhead">Google Custom Search</h2>
<div class="blockbody">
<div class="blockrow">

<div id="cse-search-results"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var googleSearchIframeName = "cse-search-results";
var googleSearchFormName = "cse-search-box";
var googleSearchFrameWidth = 800;
var googleSearchDomain = "www.google.com";
var googleSearchPath = "/cse";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js"></script>
</div>
</div>

{vb:raw footer}
</body>
</html>




The headerinclude template:


<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset={vb:stylevar charset}" />
<meta id="e_vb_meta_bburl" name="vb_meta_bburl" content="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}" />
<base href="{vb:raw basepath}" /><!--[if IE]></base><![endif]-->
<meta name="generator" content="vBulletin {vb:raw vboptions.templateversion}" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9" />
<vb:if condition="$stylevar['favicon']">
<link rel="Shortcut Icon" href="{vb:stylevar favicon}" type="image/x-icon" />
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['threadinfo']">

<vb:elseif condition="$show['foruminfo']" />
<meta name="keywords" content="{vb:raw foruminfo.title_clean}, {vb:raw vboptions.keywords}" />
<meta name="description" content="<vb:if condition="$pagenumber > 1">{vb:rawphrase page_x, {vb:raw pagenumber}}-</vb:if>{vb:raw foruminfo.description_clean}" />
<vb:else />
<meta name="keywords" content="{vb:raw vboptions.keywords}" />
<meta name="description" content="{vb:raw vboptions.description}" />
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$show['fb_opengraph']">
{vb:raw facebook_opengraph}
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$show['remoteyui']">
<vb:if condition="$show['remoteyuicombo']">
<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar yuicombopath}?{vb:stylevar yuiversion}/build/yuiloader-dom-event/yuiloader-dom-event.js&amp;{vb:stylevar yuiversion}/build/connection/connection-min.js"></script>
<vb:else />
<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar yuipath}/yuiloader-dom-event/yuiloader-dom-event.js"></script>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
if (typeof YAHOO === 'undefined') // Load ALL YUI Local
{
document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/yui/yuiloader-dom-event/yuiloader-dom-event.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"><\/script>');
document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/yui/connection/connection-min.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"><\/script>');
var yuipath = 'clientscript/yui';
var yuicombopath = '';
var remoteyui = false;
}
else // Load Rest of YUI remotely (where possible)
{
var yuipath = '{vb:stylevar yuipath}';
var yuicombopath = '{vb:stylevar yuicombopath}';
var remoteyui = true;
if (!yuicombopath)
{
document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar yuipath}/connection/connection-min.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"><\/script>');
}
}
var SESSIONURL = "{vb:raw session.sessionurl_js}";
var SECURITYTOKEN = "{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}";
var IMGDIR_MISC = "{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}";
var IMGDIR_BUTTON = "{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}";
var vb_disable_ajax = parseInt("{vb:raw vboptions.disable_ajax}", 10);
var SIMPLEVERSION = "{vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}";
var BBURL = "{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}";
var LOGGEDIN = {vb:raw bbuserinfo.userid} > 0 ? true : false;
var THIS_SCRIPT = "{vb:raw this_script}";
var RELPATH = "{vb:raw relpath}";
var PATHS = {
forum : "{vb:raw vboptions.vbforum_url}",
cms : "{vb:raw vboptions.vbcms_url}",
blog : "{vb:raw vboptions.vbblog_url}"
};
var AJAXBASEURL = "{vb:raw ajaxbaseurl}";
// -->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/clientscript/vbulletin-core.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
{vb:raw template_hook.headinclude_javascript}

<vb:if condition="$vboptions['externalrss']">
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle} {vb:rawphrase rss_feed}" href="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/external.php?type=RSS2" />
<vb:if condition="$show['foruminfo'] OR $show['threadinfo']">
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle} - {vb:raw foruminfo.title_clean} - {vb:rawphrase rss_feed}" href="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/external.php?type=RSS2&amp;forumids={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" />
</vb:if>
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$vboptions['storecssasfile']">
{vb:cssfile main-rollup.css}
{vb:raw template_hook.custom_css_links}
<vb:else />
{vb:cssfile bbcode.css,editor.css,popupmenu.css,reset-fonts.css,vbulletin.css,vbulletin-chrome.css,vbulletin-formcontrols.css{vb:raw template_hook.custom_css_list}}
</vb:if>
<!--[if lt IE 8]>
{vb:cssfile popupmenu-ie.css,vbulletin-ie.css,vbulletin-chrome-ie.css,vbulletin-formcontrols-ie.css,editor-ie.css}
<![endif]-->
{vb:raw template_hook.headinclude_css}

<!-- google cse -->
<script>
(function() {
var cx = '014891898195566079264:j9p1m_ucz0q'; ///////////////CHANGE THIS TO YOUR OWN ID ////
var gcse = document.createElement('script');
gcse.type = 'text/javascript';
gcse.async = true;
gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https' ? 'https:' : 'http:') +
'//www.google.com/cse/cse.js?cx=' + cx;
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s);
})();
</script>
<!-- / google cse -->


The Navbar template:


<div id="navbar" class="navbar">
<ul id="navtabs" class="navtabs floatcontainer<vb:if condition="$show['member'] AND $notifications_total"> notify</vb:if>">
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_start}
{vb:raw navigation}
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}
</ul>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']">
<form action="http://www.hobby-machinist.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="'014891898195566079264:j9p1m_ucz0q'" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
<span class="searchBox_container"><input type="text" value="" class="textbox" name="q" tabindex="99"/></span>
<span class="searchBox_button"><input type="image" src="images/styles/BlueDemon/buttons/search.png" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
<ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
<li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_advanced_search}
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
</div><!-- closing div for above_body -->

<div class="body_wrapper">
<div id="breadcrumb" class="breadcrumb">
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="1"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/navbit-home.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase home}" /></a></li>
{vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
{vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
</ul>
<hr />
</div>

{vb:raw ad_location.ad_navbar_below}
{vb:raw ad_location.global_below_navbar}

<vb:if condition="$show['notices'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'register'">
<form action="profile.php?do=dismissnotice" method="post" id="notices" class="notices">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="dismissnotice" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" id="dismiss_notice_hidden" name="dismiss_noticeid" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw return_link}" />
<ol>
{vb:raw notices}
</ol>
</form>
</vb:if>


The google.php file in the root directory ( /public_html) :


<?php

// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################

define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test');
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);
// change this depending on your filename

// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array();

// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array();

// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array('GOOGLE',
);

// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array();

// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
// if your page is outside of your normal vb forums directory, you should change directories by uncommenting the next line
// chdir ('/path/to/your/forums');
require_once('./global.php');

// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################

$navbits = construct_navbits(array('' => 'Google Site Search'));
$navbar = render_navbar_template($navbits);

// ###### YOUR CUSTOM CODE GOES HERE #####
$pagetitle = 'Google Custom Search';

// ###### NOW YOUR TEMPLATE IS BEING RENDERED ######

$templater = vB_Template::create('GOOGLE');
$templater->register_page_templates();
$templater->register('navbar', $navbar);
$templater->register('pagetitle', $pagetitle);
print_output($templater->render());

?>



It ALWAYS goes to the Google Custom Search Page.
Help, PLEASE!

Thanks!

Nelson

[Nelson58]

Can anyone help me on this please?

Thanks,

Nelson

[alaska_av8r]

Okay I have a good one for you. Custom search works fine but when the results display on my page the links cannot be clicked, they are underlined but don't seem to be working.

fixed: it appears that I had an iframe height value that was locking things up making the hyperlinks real slow to show up.

[stained]

Does anyone know how to incorporate custom search into a forum block? I'd like to have the search box in a block at the top of my sidebar if that's possible?

[RichieBoy67]

Does anyone know how to incorporate custom search into a forum block? I'd like to have the search box in a block at the top of my sidebar if that's possible?

https://support.google.com/customsearch/answer/2630969?hl=en

Just add the code to an html block. I believe you have to add one portion of the code to your header or head includes as well.

[stained]

Thanks very much. I'll give that a go :up: