Google Search in navbar

[Beermonster]

I've been asked a couple of times how I put the Google search in the search on the navbar, so I thought I would post it here maybe it's of use to others :)

Go to your Google adsense account and choose Search Settings, choose your language, country etc and make the Length of text box 10, tick Google logo above text box, then update code.

In your navbar template place your Google code between:


<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>
</tr>
</table>


and


</div>
<!-- / header quick search form -->


All done :)


AFAIK this should also work on 3.0.x

[MissKalunji]

i been looking how to do this. thank u!

[younghistorians]

*OT* Will this work with 3.0.1?

[jpt62089]

*OT* Will this work with 3.0.1?
it should ;)

[younghistorians]

Yep, just tested it...works great.

[eNforce]

What about if we don't have a google adsense account.

How about making up some code to search google normaly?

[Beermonster]

What about if we don't have a google adsense account.


Easy, sign up for one :ermm:

[Jacqueline]

Thank you very much!

*clicks install*

[tvg]

so will we get paid per search?

[Beermonster]

so will we get paid per search?

Why shouldnt' you? it's your Google code

[Rich]

Hello,

I haven't actually installed this yet, but I did create the account. Once I get the information required, I will be installing this. Thanks.

/Rich Clicks Install Now Anyways

[Rich]

Hello,

I wasn't fond of how they looked in the same location, so I added a seperate dropdown for the google search. This helps to get it noticed by the members, which could lead to it being used more. I have attached instructions on how to do this.

This works with 3.0.# and with 3.5 #

I have it being used on my 3.0.7 site as well as my 3.5 test site.

To see how it looks, have a look here:

http://www.herpcenter.com

[0ptima]

How does the google search compare to VB search? Does the google search just include the forums?

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

How does the google search compare to VB search? Does the google search just include the forums?

opposite...google search will just be the WEB.

(you can add a local site search to your google search bar....but that would be doubling up with vb search).

[italks]

Doesn't work for me why is it so.I did add everything as said.

[Beermonster]

Doesn't work for me why is it so.I did add everything as said.

There should be no reason why it shouldn't work, I assume you already have a Google account?

[akoj]

Thanks so much! I was trying like crazy to figure this one out yesterday on my own! I got it everywhere in the navbar but there :ermm:

[DGoulden]

works great thanks

[Arto]

Great idea, thanks a lot ...just installed :D

[Christine]

iguanairs, That looks great!

Thanks all. Just installed. :)

[carrie31]

thank you so much, it helps me :)

[cheech4487]

Installed! Awesome job thanx!!!

[Brandon Sheley]

* Brandon Sheley clicks install

works good. thx :)

[smoknz28]

In v3.50 I didn't find this code:

<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>
</tr>
</table>


So, I just put the Google Search code just above:

</div>
<!-- / header quick search form -->


And works like a charm! ;)

Thank you for sharing this code with the rest of us. :D

[funinthesun]

Thanks a bunch! This was quick and easy to install and works perfectly!

Nice one :)

[egyptsons]

thanks
:) for this

[myadsl]

Will this work with VB 3.6?

[txsbmw]

Works on 3.6.1

[The Vegan Forum]

Did anyone try this in any of the newer versions of vBulletin yet (3.6.7, 3.6.8, 3.6.9)?
What I'm looking for is a solution similar to what eg. http://forums.macrumors.com/ hasm which uses Google to search for threads inside it's own forum...
Thanks in advance.

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Any updates for vb3.8.0 ?