Seems to work fine in 3.8 right out of the box for me....

Installed.

Well...I have it working, also...and have made it W3C XHTML compliant.

The only issues I have with this mod is that if I login to the forums...and run a Google search...the search results page comes up , but it doesn't show me as being logged in. Also the Google Search box is not displayed on the search results page.

However, if I login again, from the search results page...subsequent searches do show me as logged in. As far as I can tell...it's a cookie issue, but don't know where to start in order to fix the issue.

Any help is greatly appreciated...

David...I have noticed on your site, the search box doesn't show up on the results page. However, the Google Search image is located in the same position of your site as it is on mine.

Looking into the google search results template...you have the code for the results but not the search box. Are you going to be fixing this?

I've attached an image to show you exactly where the problem is...and you may already be aware of it. However, it really needs to be fixed in order for this to be truly complete.

If you take a look at what I have circled...this is the text that goes underneath the search box...but there's no search box...and it is totally throwing the page off. The search box should be located to the top/side/bottom...depending on where you want the search box to be...but your mod does not take this into account.

I certainly hope you can have a fix for those who have your mod installed.

Thank you...

I cannot recreate this issue. I've tried logging out and logging back in and just doing a search and neither have me show as logged out.

Is this temporary - your next search while you are shown as logged out (although you are logged in) - or do you have to log in again?

The only place the search box is supposed to show up on the search results page is where you have it placed - template-wise. If you have it in the navbar, unless something on your site is preventing it, it will continue to display in the navbar (as does mine correctly). Also, there is a standalone searchbox I coded for someone on one of these pages I believe that can be placed above the searchresults if you need one there.

The results page is a two-part function. The first part is the file/template with the iFrame and the second with the results of your search in that iFrame. The results of your search are displayed via http://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js, not my modification. The template only acts as a host and has no control over the results once submitted. This includes any ads or the Google Custom Search image. I have no control over what is displayed so therefore I have no way of fixing that. If the results passed through your [the end user's] site, then that wouldn't be an issue.

Great thanks! The only thing I would change is the class for the table in google_search from tcat to tborder

just installed...had to re-do a few things once or twice, but now it's working fine!

thanks a lot

Glad you like it - Don't forget to click install :)

It would be really helpful if you would fix the following:

1. Update "Step 1" to state the above instead of putting a "http" example and giving us a headache. I follow good instructions and shouldn't have to read the whole thread. Over half of the problems in this thread are problems as a result.
2. In the admincp instructions, add partner- before pub-
3. Also, how about zipping up those files and making one download. :rolleyes:

1. Updated step 1 the http part is where to upload the searchresults.php.

Forum Root Example: http://www.yoursite.com/searchresults.php
or another
Forum Root Example: http://www.yoursite.com/forums/searchresults.php

2. Where is this not located (where should this be located)?

3. I don't see a problem with zipping up everything

The problem is that most people are confusing that with the the path. Maybe splitting Step 1 into two steps:

Step 1:
Edit chdir('/path/to/your/forums/'); in searchresults.php to reflect the location of the absolute path to your forum root:

Example: /home/content/yoursite/
or
Example: /home/content/yoursite/forums

Step 2:
Upload the searchresults.php to your forum root:

Example: http://www.yoursite.com/searchresults.php
or
Example: http://www.yoursite.com/forums/searchresults.php

When you go to vB Google Search (Adsense) in the admin control panel, where it says Google Pub ID. The instructions there say it starts with pub- when it should say it starts with partner- as it does here.

People will appreciate this! :up:

I don't see a problem with making those changes and number 2 is due to a Google change that originally was correct but the phrase and screenshot weren't updated to compensate for that change.

I don't think most people are having a problem with this, however, based on the PMs I've received and the support given in here - around 1 in 40 have had some issue.

I am working on a 3.8 version which will include updates for 3.7 (I just haven't released the updates yet) - this includes some changes mentioned above and other changes not mentioned.

Thanks davidw! Great mod btw! I wish all coders gave the support you give! :up:

I've edited the instructions and zipped everything up so as to try to clear everything up completely.

Again, great mod!! It certainly has enhanced my site's search results. I hated seeing the white Google page come up like before installing this! :up:

Thanks!

I've installed this is very useful mod and now my question is, how do I make Google Search to go above Vbulletin Search in the drop down search box?
I am asking this because if the Google Search option is the last in the list, my users will keep using vbulletin's own search, overlooking this new search option.
Let me rephrase, basically, I want Google Search to be a first option (not the last) in a Vbulletin search box.

You have to manually edit the template to do that. Edit the navbar or header template (whichever you use) and find the location of the search box. Copy the contents of the template google_navadsearch in the appropriate location above the <tr> before the normal navbar search and then save that template. Remove the contents of google_navadsearch will remove the second (below) search box.

@davidw

First off, let me say that you have an awesome mod here and I thank you for sharing it with all of us.

I have a small problem with it however. I was able to successfully install it without any error messages. However, when I actually search for a term, I get no results every time.

What could be the problem?

I hope you don't mind me sending you some pictures through PM to show you how my adsense settings are set up.

-edit- I'm on 3.8.0. by the way.

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=81187&d=1211563070" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attac...7&d=1211563070</a>

From screenshots (above), however, I'll still check your PMs.

See if this one works any differently for you.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=207057
But, also, look into what I sent you in PM.

Installed.

Thanks

I've installed the mod and it works fine when searching in English, however when trying to search with different language (Arabic) it gives a blank frame.

Any Idea how to solve this?

Thanks.

Edit: found the answer here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....3&postcount=21
Thanks

No problem - you beat me to it.
Don't forget to click Install :)

Anxiously awaiting the vb4 version. Or does this work in vb4? The only similar option available in vb4 right now requires a ton of manual edits and doesn't integrate, it replaces.

help how did you fix this?

I have a big problem when it comes to my theme template (default fluid)
If you look at the image below you can see what my problem is.

Can you tell me how can I fix this?
thanks so much

Anyone knows how to fix this please?
I tried the iframe width for results but is not working