Integration with vBulletin - Replace search with google search engine ( no google account required)

This mod replace the navbar search with google search engine (No adsense account is required !) just use the google search engine to search inside your forum !!

Install :

1. go to : admin cp =>style manager=>>all style options =>>Navigation/Bread crumb templates => Navbar
in "navbar " template :
search for :

<form action="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=process" method="post"

2. find :

<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="$stylevar['textdirection'] == 'rtl'">_rtl</vb:if>.<vb:if condition="is_browser('ie') AND !is_browser('ie', 7)">gif<vb:else />png</vb:if>" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
            </form>

3. Replace it with :

<form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/search" target="_blank" class="navbar_search">
            <input type="hidden" name="sitesearch" value="forums.animparadise.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" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
        <input type="hidden" name="domains" value="forums.animparadise.com"/>
</form>

4. Remember to change the url : " forums.animparadise.com " with your own forum address !!!!

5. Then save the template. and enjoy your new search with google engine !


demo : http://forum.golzarion.com

It works perfect on cms and blog too ..
Also Persian Translation is attached. on so the screen shots for both english and persian version.

update :works perfect on vb version : 4.1.10

**** Please click Installed if you use this mod . thx ****


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[salvador21]

Great mod!

I don't suppose it's possible to make this search two sites instead of just one?

[mohammad6006]

سلام دوست من ميتوني كاري كني با گوگل كاستوم سرچ كار كنه؟

can i use google custom search code without adsens acount?

[Golzarion]

do you need the www before the site name and forums.php afterwards?

It depends on your forums URL setting ! for example my forum url address is "http://forum.golzarion.com " with out www. I had set it in this address some years ago ... so when I set the address in this mod " http://forum.golzarion.com " it searches entire my forum !

Marked as installed and highly rated!

Thank you very much.

Installed successfully on a 4.0.6. board!

This mod will work on all versions of vBulletin 4 .x !

Great mod!

Thank you .

I don't suppose it's possible to make this search two sites instead of just one?

It depends on your domain or subdomains ! for example if your site address is : http://golzarion.com " and your forum address is " http://golzarion.com/forum/"
when you set this modification on the main domain address it will search both ( your site and your forum )
It depends on your boards url addresses !!

سلام دوست من ميتوني كاري كني با گوگل كاستوم سرچ كار كنه؟

سلام
خوب این هک برای اینه که بدون ساختن اکانت در گوگل بشه ازش استفاده کرد
وگرنه کافیه به جای کدهایی که من نوشتم کد کاستوم سرچ گوگل یا حتی ادسنس رو بذارید !
یه پلاگین مشابه با همین کارآیی که شما می خواهی در همین بخش فکر کنم هست . باید جستجو کنید

Translation of above : .

can i use google custom search code without adsens acount?

Surely this modification dosen't need any google account at all !!
If you want to use google custom search or google adsense there is an other hack in vBulletin.org that you can use that one .

[EconomicVoice]

One thing you can do is set up a Google search account and choose the results option 'open in a new window' and digit length 20. Then upload your logo with target URL to your site too (choose display at top).
Then get the code and insert/replace exactly as stated at the top of this page.
When the basic search is used you get a new tab/window with your logo at the top linking back to your site and all matching results within your site as well as adverts.
At the top there is a button that allows the user to then widen the search to the web if they want.
If they wish to use advanced search it uses the normal vB one.

[RobbieZ]

Need it to stop opening in a new window.

Doesnt work on my forum

The code has since changed therefore your template is now useless.

[Golzarion]

Originally Posted by RobbieZ

Need it to stop opening in a new window.

Remove this :

target="_blank"

from the codes.

The code has since changed therefore your template is now useless.

Of course the search codes will work. but you are right the template has been changed on 4.0.9 .... I will take a look at it this week ....

[RobbieZ]

Thanks, Is it possible to have the code for an open search like here on vb.org?

I only ask as the advanced search and normal search is widely use plus the live search works well and another search engine input would be great

Any chance of this being in a forum block?

[Bram H]

Cant get this to work anymore. When i follow the steps in the opening post the box shows up under the navbar instead of inside it

Running 4.1.2

[hiker]

Works great, exactly as planned. Using vb 4.0.2

How can I insert code that would exclude certain forums from the search? For example, I'd like my forum id 59 to be excluded from this search. What and where can I put the code?

Thanks.

EDIT: Nevermind, it's in Forum Management to disable a forum from being Searchable.

[amogh]

Hello,

Could you please guide me to how do I install this mod in VB 4.1.3

Somehow I am struggling to do it. Your help will be highly appreciated

Thanks