Integration with vBulletin - Google/Adsense Site Search Integrated into Advanced Search Page

This modification will add Google Adsense search to your forum search page.


Edit your search_forums template.

Find:

$navbar

Add after:

<!-- / Begin Google Search Box -->
<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
    <td class="tcat" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" colspan="2">        
        <strong>Google Search</strong>
    </td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td class="alt2" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top: 0px">
<center>
<!-- SiteSearch Google -->
<form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/custom" target="_top">
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E4E7F5">
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" align="left" height="32">
<a href="http://www.google.com/">
<img src="http://www.google.com/logos/Logo_25wht.gif" border="0" alt="Google" align="middle"></img></a>
<br/>
<input type="hidden" name="domains" value="www.cpanelpros.com"></input>
<label for="sbi" style="display: none">Enter your search terms</label>
<input type="text" name="q" size="64" maxlength="255" value="" id="sbi"></input>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td nowrap="nowrap">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value="" checked id="ss0"></input>
<label for="ss0" title="Search the Web"><font size="-1" color="#000000">Web</font></label></td>
<td>
<input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value="www.monksdiner.com" id="ss1"></input>
<label for="ss1" title="Search www.monksdiner.com"><font size="-1" color="#000000">www.cpanelpros.com</font></label></td>
</tr>
</table>
<label for="sbb" style="display: none">Submit search form</label>
<input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" id="sbb"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="client" value="pub-9556872839910172"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="forid" value="1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="channel" value="7470933137"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="oe" value="ISO-8859-1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="GALT:#22229C;GL:1;DIV:#D1D1E1;VLC:22229C;AH:center;BGC:E4E7F5;LBGC:E4E7F5;ALC:22229C;LC:22229C;T:000000;GFNT:22229C;GIMP:22229C;FORID:1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en"></input>
</td></tr></table>
</form>
<!-- SiteSearch Google -->
</center>
    </td>
</tr>
</table>

*Remember to change the following to your text:

"pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" (Change to your adsense publisher ID)
"##########" (Change to your adsense channel ID)
"www.monksdiner.com" (Change to your forum url. There are two instances)

SAVE.

The search results will open in a new window.

Please click install if you make this modification. Thank you.

[AndrusW]

Darn... Not working for me either... Great idea. I hope this can be worked out.

[Delphiprogrammi]

Nope not working same issues as post number #3

[markbolyard]

Updated. This edit does work. A little different integration, but none the less, works.

[StarBuG]

You need to put the code before the vBulletin search like markbolyard explained, then it will work.
Puting it below the search will not work.

And I suggest you create the whole code between

<!-- SiteSearch Google -->
<!-- SiteSearch Google -->

by your google adsense account yourself.

Thanks for this nice idea

StarBuG

[josepheseven]

thanks......really nice
works like a charm

[mmmender]

Tried it on 3.6.8 didn't even show up.

*uninstalled*

[DjLuv]

RESERVED, for first future use

[alFaris.NET]

thanx

[markbolyard]

Sure, you can place your adsense search on the same page / drop down as vbulletin's search. It's been a while since I posted this. Have a look at the following:

Adsense search in search page for 3.7

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...adsense+search

and adsense search in search dropdown / navbar

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...adsense+search

[BigJohnny]

Is it possible to have the results NOT opened in a new page?

I have google search just under the login info in the navbar, and it opens the results on a vbulletin based page on my site in an iframe.

I'd like to add it to my advanced search also but don't want the results opening in a new window.