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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[xony]

very very thanks friend

[ARSamo]

works fine........
but how we can add this as side bar block...?
and search results show in same block (which were increased in height when clicked)..?

[Golzarion]

Originally Posted by 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

It works on all versions of vb4 . I have installed it on my own 4.1.3 board : http://forum.golzarion.com/forum.php
The installation is the same ! just replace the codes as described on the first post ...
It just need the navbar template edit . for details please read the installation instructions on the thread : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=241563

[Golzarion]

Originally Posted by ARSamo

works fine........
but how we can add this as side bar block...?
and search results show in same block (which were increased in height when clicked)..?

So I just do not have enough time to add these features right now ...
I created this mod with the same design as vbulletin default search .

[Golzarion]

Originally Posted by xony

very very thanks friend

You are welcome . I am happy you like it .

[DNN]

It looks confusing

[adwade]

Originally Posted by Golzarion

Yes,I will put the 3.8 version on the first post soon .

Was this ever done, and posted somewhere else perhaps??

[thespi]

Need to get a template for this so you dont actually leave the forum

[Delfi_r]

Originally Posted by thespi

Need to get a template for this so you dont actually leave the forum

Is there an explanation how to do it? I would install on my forum if I can find the right way

[bing11]

very nice
thank you