Mini Mods - Use Google Custom Search In Navbar - Step By Step

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 :

{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

<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...

[RobbieZ]

Nice work.

Doesnt work on a closed forum where you have to log in to view the site as google cant access this!

[rajubd]

Originally Posted by RobbieZ

Nice work.

Doesnt work on a closed forum where you have to log in to view the site as google cant access this!

Yes but you can use advanced or forum search..

[obmob]

Works really nice, the template makes it even better.

[rajubd]

Originally Posted by obmob

Works really nice, the template makes it even better.

Thanks...

[Vaira]

I got global search results, but not for the website specific only.

Did I miss something?
I have removed the partner-pub-xxxxxxx:xxxxxx-xxxxxx line completely since I don't have a ad sense account

Thanks.

[Vaira]

OK I did some research....
This method is made to work with adsense only and is spread all over the net.

You simply cannot remove the line.

For non adsense users just go for that:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=241563&page=3

[Ichigo88]

4.1.3 not work -.-

[rajubd]

I am using it in my site with 4.1.3 ... try again

[rajubd]

Originally Posted by Vaira

OK I did some research....
This method is made to work with adsense only and is spread all over the net.

You simply cannot remove the line.

For non adsense users just go for that:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=241563&page=3

I didn't test it for non AdSense users thanks for info...