forum/google search block

[eldacar]

That has to go in a new file called search.php (or anything else). Did you put it in the Search.php SMF source file? Haha, i should have been more clear..

[G6Cad]

I allready have a search.php file in my source directory folder of SMF.

It contains a lot more code then the one i made from this code. Is it just to overwrite the old one, or is there an other way to do this?

[extacy]

Ok, Mines all sorted out....

First cheers!!!!!!

Second,
Mine was giving me problems until I changed...

method="post"
to
method="get"
in

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<form action="http://somedomain.com/search.php"method="post" style="text-align: center; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 3px;">

Don't ask me how or why, it works in that's good enough for me....

I allready have a search.php file in my source directory folder of SMF.

Thats the same problem I was making...

What I figured out is, he said we could make a file called anything (thingy.php) and put it just about anywhere in your directory w_w.mysite.com/lingerie/thingy.php

and as long as this matches the TPortal searchblock script he gave us, then you should be working. Provided you don't have the same issue I did....


// TPortal searchblock
function TPortal_searchbox()
{
    global $context, $settings, $options, $txt , $scripturl;

echo '<form action="http://w_w.mysite.com/lingerie/thingy.php" method="post" style="text-align: center; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 3px;">
<input type="text" name="q" value="" style="width: 85%;" />

<select id="where" name="where" style="width: 42%; margin-top: 2px;" >
<option value="entire">Entire Site</option>
<option value="forum" selected="selected">Forum</option>
</select>
<button type="submit" style="width: 42%; font-size: 85%;">', $txt[182], '</button>
</form>';

}


Thx Again eldacar
Great stuff!!!

[eldacar]

Yes sorry, I should have explained more clearly. The code needs to go in a new file, which can be called anything, and can be located anywhere. Just change the url extacy coloured red in the last post and it should be fine
And you don't have to use Google, it should work with any search engine.

[G6Cad]

Now even I got this to work
Thanks for the extra help 

[extacy]

Ok, that worked great, now let's take it to the next level and have it "carry over" our google id/info so we get credit for the site searches that may occur. Somehow our google info needs to get incorporated in there.

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<input type="hidden" name="client" value="pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="forid" value="1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="oe" value="ISO-8859-1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="GALT:#009900;GL:1;DIV:#FFFFFF;VLC:660099;AH:center;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:303030;ALC:3300FF;LC:3300FF;T:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FORID:1;"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en"></input>

thanks!!!

[eldacar]

What is that for?

[TwinsX2Dad]

Ok, that worked great, now let's take it to the next level and have it "carry over" our google id/info so we get credit for the site searches that may occur. Somehow our google info needs to get incorporated in there.

Perfect - you took a great idea and made it better. Nice job.

[nite0859]

What is that for?

Ok, that worked great, now let's take it to the next level and have it "carry over" our google id/info so we get credit for the site searches that may occur. Somehow our google info needs to get incorporated in there.

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<input type="hidden" name="client" value="pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="forid" value="1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="oe" value="ISO-8859-1"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="GALT:#009900;GL:1;DIV:#FFFFFF;VLC:660099;AH:center;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:303030;ALC:3300FF;LC:3300FF;T:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FORID:1;"></input>
<input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en"></input>

thanks!!!

The problem is that Google will punish you if you modify their code in any way whatsoever. Also, I don't know if Google will consider having their search executing at the same time as another kind of search as violating TOS.

[eldacar]

Modifying google's code? another search at the same time? I still don't understand :S