Add Search to a Site
We don't offer built-in search, but you can easily add search to your site. These instructions show how to add Google Search and limit it so that it only searches the content of your site. You are also more than welcome to use search tools like the one provided by atomz.com (which works much the same way as Google's search option).
To add Google Search to your site, go to http://www.google.com/cse/ and click the Create a Custom Search Engine button. If you don't already have a Google or Gmail account of some kind, you'll be prompted to make one. If you do already have a Google account, you'll just need to log in.
To add Google Search to your site, go to http://www.google.com/cse/ and click the Create a Custom Search Engine button. If you don't already have a Google or Gmail account of some kind, you'll be prompted to make one. If you do already have a Google account, you'll just need to log in.
On the next page:
Click the Next button when you're done.
- Give your search field a name and description (for your own reference).
- Enter the address of the site or sites you want to be searched. Enter the full address as in this example: http://www.youraddresshere.com.
- Select whether you want the free Standard Edition (which includes ads in the search results) or the paid Site Search which costs $100 a year through Google. The free option is generally the best one to take, at least at first.
Click the Next button when you're done.
Select a look for your search bar. The example search bar will change as you move between the different options. Click next when you're finished.
Select and copy the code that Google provides on this page.
Edit your site and drag a Custom HTML element to the page on which you want the search bar to appear.
Paste the code into the Custom HTML element.
You'll see the word "Loading." This is normal as search does not work in the editor, it only works on your published site.
When you Publish, you'll see a search bar on your site that looks similar to the one shown here.
Searching will bring up content from your site (and ads if you're using the free version). The search won't do anything until Google has indexed your site. This can take up to a week, so keep that in mind if it does not work right away.
If you want to change the size of the search bar, edit the width percentage in the Google provided code. It defaults to 100%. So you can make the search half as wide by changing this to 50% and Publishing the site.
Test how Google Search works by using this custom search bar that is set to only search our knowledge base.
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