Integration with vBulletin - Replace search with Google Custom Search

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

PHP Code:

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


replace with the form line of the google supplied code
example:

PHP Code:

<form action="http://www.ahfb2000.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box"> 


find

PHP Code:

<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:

PHP Code:

    <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

PHP Code:

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


replace with

PHP Code:

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


find

PHP Code:

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


replace with

PHP Code:

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


find

PHP Code:

</form> 


add this after

PHP Code:

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


[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]

Originally Posted by saviola8x

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by Dave-ahfb

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?