Search The Internet v1.0 (Major Engines)

Search The Internet Hack - (Copyright 2002+), tHE DSS
V1.0 (10th August 2002)

Additional code (enhanced by tHE DSS) used from Freddie's Quick Stats Hack at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=37193

As with anything of this nature, I will not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused during installation of this hack, or in the future during usage of this hack. Although steps have been taken to ensure a smooth installation, and smooth usage, you install and use this hack entirely at your own risk.

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This hack gives your visitors an excellent quick and easy way of finding information on the Internet, without having to leave your site.

5 search engines are included at the moment (google, yahoo, alta vista, excite & lycos). A search "bar" is present on every page on your forum site, in the footer by default - your visitors simply type in a search, select the engine to search on (from a drop down box), and that's that.

A new window will open up, with the seach results displayed.

It gets even better, because this hack can optionally keep search logs on who is searching what from where, and when. A great help for webmasters interested in their visitors wants and needs.

Webmasters can quickly track down information from the search logs via the vB AdminCP. In-fact, webmasters can control the logs completely, from the AdminCP.

It gets better yet, as this hack is so easy to install.

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I will no doubt be adding features to this hack as and when I get a spare half hour - the "upgrades" will simply entail uploading a replacement file (no vB scripts will need replacing).

Cheers.

[tzlvazrael]

Stoopid question...

Anyway to get this to show up in the header rather than the footer???

I tried putting the $search_the_internet in the header template, right after <!-- /content area table --> but it did not show up in the header...

Thanks

[tHE DSS]

In your 'header' template, you need to look for this :

<!-- content table -->

The :

<!-- /content area table -->

... which you speak of, should be in your footer, so you don't want the '$search_the_internet' in your footer, if you want it in your header.

So, find this line in your 'header' template : <!-- content table -->

... and then above that, place : $search_the_internet

You are going to need to also change where your 'global.php' script "calls in" the 'search_the_internet' template.

Open up your 'global.php', and find the bit from this hack that you've place in it, as displayed below :

PHP Code:

// parse tHE DSS, Search The Internet template (global)
eval("\$search_the_internet = \"".gettemplate('search_the_internet')."\";"); 


... CUT that out, and place it above this :

PHP Code:

eval("\$headinclude = \"".gettemplate('headinclude')."\";");
eval("\$header .= \"".gettemplate('header')."\";"); 


Then save your 'global.php' file, and that will do it.

As long as you do have the $search_the_internet variable inside your 'header' template, this will work to get the search bar in your header, rather than your footer.

[tzlvazrael]

Works like a charm...

Thanks a million.....

[mauisun]

I added this hack, added 6 new search sites to it and everything worked perfectly. thanks alot for a great hack!
...mauisun

[tHE DSS]

All more than welcome. :Wink:

[Smoothie]

tHE DSS-

Hi! I want this show on my main page, not the forums. Anyway to get this to work? I had it in the footer of my forums, but I have sinced moved it to my main page. It obviously won't work there, I get a websearch.php not found.

[Smoothie]

never mind.

[tHE DSS]

Just an issue with file paths..... but, you sussed it already.

[Smoothie]

Yes, I moved it to the front page, right side. Looks good. Great job, appreciate it.

[w596]

Very Nice tHE DSS

It makes a great addition to the welcome panel.

Thanks