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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[bayXzor]

thanks man

[cloferba]

i want to replace vbulletin search with google search engine...but using my adsense configuration

any way to implement this to earn money with google searches using our adsense account?

[Golzarion]

Originally Posted by cloferba

i want to replace vbulletin search with google search engine...but using my adsense configuration

any way to implement this to earn money with google searches using our adsense account?

Well, for google Adsence users already a hack was created :https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=229247
I have no experience on Adsence ...

[cloferba]

thank you very much!

[Alphaforums.com]

Awesome. Period.

[Frondy]

It works, but it works for unregistered members too.
How to solve this?

[Golzarion]

Originally Posted by Frondy

It works, but it works for unregistered members too.
How to solve this?

Well, This is not a problem at all ! I believe it is a good ability that it works for all visitors! ( even guests )

When you use this type of search ... the google search engine searches inside your forum .. and NO Pressure on your server !
In the real fact it is a big conserve on your server resources !

Let all the visitors search your forum but by using Google search engine Not your server !

I think that's a good point of this hack,.

[Golzarion]

Originally Posted by bayXzor

thanks man

Originally Posted by cloferba

thank you very much!

Originally Posted by Alphaforums.com

Awesome. Period.

Thanks. You are welcome .

[RobbieZ]

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

It would be great if the results were shown withing the forum too..

[Bram H]

How can I have overlooked this mod! Sometimes life is so easy with a simple modification. Thanks a million!! Finally the annoying vb search can be ditched

Installed successfully on a 4.0.6. board!

Marked as installed and highly rated!