Integration with vBulletin - Search Your Site From Firefox

Everyone knows that little box in the top right of firefox that contains search engines such as google, ask, blah blah.

Well now you can have you're own site searched right from that nifty box, not that anyone ever uses it, but hey atleast you can be cool and have your own, right?
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1. Heres how its done, replace SITE with the your site information,to point to your search.php page.

<search
version="7.1"
name="SITE Search"
description="SITE search engine description"
action="http://SITE.com/forums/search.php?do=process&"
searchForm="http://www.SITE.com"
method="GET"
>

<input name="sourceid" value="Mozilla-search">
<input name="showposts=0&quicksearch=1&query" user="">

</search>

Copy and paste that, into a file called yoursitename.src and save it inside Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins

Create a 16x16 pixel icon, give it the same name as your plug-in, and save it as either a .jpg or .png graphics file. Then, put it in the C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins folder

Then just share your .src file with your users telling them where to install.

EXAMPLE: to search vB.org. copy and paste this into notepad file, save as vBulletinORG.src under the C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins folder

<search
version="7.1"
name="vBulletin.org Search"
description="vBulletin.org Search w000oooh000"
action="http://vbulletin.org/forum/search.php?do=process&"
searchForm="http://www.vbulletin.org"
method="GET"
>

<input name="sourceid" value="Mozilla-search">
<input name="showposts=0&quicksearch=1&query" user="">

</search>

I'll help you out the best i can, so just ask.

[SecTa]

action="http://SITE.com/forums/search.php?do=process&"

How can i tweak it for searching titles only?

[Alfa1]

Would it be possible to create a search function to search multiple vbulletin boards on the same subject?
Can it be done with any of the techniques above? If so: how?

[Mecho]

hi .. i create .scr file and i save it in .../searchplugins . but nothing happend

<search
version="7.1"
name="MechoDownload.com Search"
description="MechoDownload search engine"
action="http://www.MechoDownload.com/forum/search.php?do=process&"
searchForm="http://www.MechoDownload.com"
method="GET"
>

<input name="sourceid" value="Mozilla-search">
<input name="showposts=0&quicksearch=1&query" user="">

</search>

i copy this code on notepad and save it as SRC file on ... /searchplugins , is it right ?

tnx

[Alfa1]

There are some serious issues with the page http://www.MechoDownload.com/forum/s...hp?do=process&
It loads very slow if at all.

[Mecho]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

There are some serious issues with the page http://www.MechoDownload.com/forum/s...hp?do=process&
It loads very slow if at all.

yea .. u right . sometimes its load so slow .. i donno why

i think coz of my server , isnt it ?

what shall i do with my search engine ?

[Alfa1]

If your search page doesn't load, this script will not work.
I do not think it is your sever alone. There are loads of functions, adds, needed plugins, etc which absorbs to much bandwidth. I am on very fast connection, and it almost doesn't load. Same goes for other pages on your site. I doubt visitors on dial up are able to access your site at all.

[Mecho]

tnx Alfa1 for reply ..

would u plz help me to fix that SCR file too ? i cannot fix it

Tnx

[Alfa1]

If the page http://www.MechoDownload.com/forum/s...hp?do=process& doesn't load, the SCR script will not work. You need to fix that first.

[Mecho]

it works now mate .. but SCR doest work yet ..

[Alfa1]

You have followed the instructions correctly, so it should work. The only difference between your code and that of the example is that you use capitals in your url's. Try leaving them out and post if it works.