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Use Google Custom Search In Navbar - Step By Step · **Released**: 05-10-2011

This mod will replace vb search in navbar with google custom search.. you can still use advance search from navbar. google search provide much better result when you try to search word under 4 letters..

1. First download google.php upload in your forum root
2. Go to your AdminCP Go to Styles & Templates -> Style Manager
select Style then click Create New Template rename Template to GOOGLE
Paste this code in google Template :

Code:

{vb:stylevar htmldoctype}
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" lang="{vb:stylevar languagecode}" id="vbulletin_html">
  <head>
    <title>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}</title>
    {vb:raw headinclude}
  </head>
  <body>
    
    {vb:raw header}
    
    {vb:raw navbar}
    
    <div id="pagetitle">
      <h1>{vb:raw pagetitle}</h1>
    </div>
    
    <h2 class="blockhead">Google Custom Search</h2>
    <div class="blockbody">
      <div class="blockrow">

<div id="cse-search-results"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
  var googleSearchIframeName = "cse-search-results";
  var googleSearchFormName = "cse-search-box";
  var googleSearchFrameWidth = 800;
  var googleSearchDomain = "www.google.com";
  var googleSearchPath = "/cse";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js"></script>
      </div>
    </div>
    
    {vb:raw footer}
  </body>
</html>

3. Then Open Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates Click Collapse button click navbar Template find <div id="globalsearch" class="globalsearch"> and <ul class="navbar_advanced_search"> remove all code between this with

Code:

<form action="http://www.mobilephonetalk.com/google.php" id="cse-search-box">
    <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-8038994048300561:7c8fy7cujxg" />
    <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
    <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
            <span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="q" class="textbox" /></span></span>
            <span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="sa" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" />  </span></span>
        </form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>

Note : Replace http://www.mobilephonetalk.com with your won website name
Replace partner-pub-8038994048300561:7c8fy7cujxg with your won adsense code...

bosken · #42 08-03-2011, 10:13 PM

Works great in 4.1.5 PL1

Check my site!

bosken · #43 08-03-2011, 10:15 PM

Tried your page, only blank page after search, had that same error the other day... damn...what was that again....

bosken · #44 08-03-2011, 10:20 PM

Yes, after upgrading from 4.1.4 to 5 it stopped working coz of templates upgrades or something, also got blank page.

Had to create a new template (as say in instruction above) MAke sure you have this template:

Large GOOGLE, if not, make a new one. then paste the code from above into that template. Thart sorted out my error...

DNN · #45 08-03-2011, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bosken

Tried your page, only blank page after search, had that same error the other day... damn...what was that again....

running 4.1.3.

what do you think is the issue with the page being blank ? followed all the directions to a "T", and [no haps] on it working

DNN · #46 08-03-2011, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bosken

Yes, after upgrading from 4.1.4 to 5 it stopped working coz of templates upgrades or something, also got blank page.

Had to create a new template (as say in instruction above) MAke sure you have this template:

Large GOOGLE, if not, make a new one. then paste the code from above into that template. Thart sorted out my error...

did you upload the google.php file to your root "as is" after downloading it, or, is there anything that needs to be changed in that file, in order for things to work?

DNN · #47 08-03-2011, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNN

did you upload the google.php file to your root "as is" after downloading it, or, is there anything that needs to be changed in that file, in order for things to work?

Thank you for the kind help. Did as you said. LARGE GOOGLE, and it worked! =)

Thanks again and come by Drewry News Network, create a free account, and stay connected, so we can stay networking =)

Much appreciated!

DNN · #48 08-03-2011, 11:03 PM

You can also ignore the previous post about "if you edited anything in the Google.php file" =)

trackpads · #49 09-15-2011, 12:21 AM

Great Mod!

One question, I want to completely disable the search engine on my forum but when I do the google box disappears. Is there way to code it so its there if we disable the search?

Thanks!!!

-Jason

BlueCheri · #50 09-16-2011, 04:28 PM

Does it work for 4.1.2?

rajubd · #51 09-22-2011, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueCheri

Does it work for 4.1.2?

Yes it does

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