XOOPS NORDIC

Then we made www.xoopsnordic.org, we needed to search for old messages on
www.xoops.dk, www.xoops.se og www.xoops.no
– This would of course preferably be from the www.xoopsnordic.org website.

Google Custom Search has this option, but how do I integrate that into Xoops?

I did't found any modules, that I could used, so I had to do it all from scratch.

The task was very simple.



Google Custom Search is a tool you can use to search on one or more websites that you define.
The user can search your and related pages, just as they do at Google.
As mentioned, so is our need to relevant content through a period will be spread over several websites,
but Google Custom Search can also be used as a substitute for Xoops's internal search function,
you can of course try to experiment with the results themselves and see what best suits your page.

Another argument for using Google Custom Search is the ability to integrate AdSense for search and perhaps earn a little money on your work.

The following must be done.
First, go into Google Custom Search Engine homepage and click on "create a custom search engine"



Enter a name in "Search engine name"
Enter a description of "Search engine description"
Enter a few keywords in "Search engine keywords"
Choose the language in "Search engine language"

Select where you want to search.
Enter any pages (if you currently have selected "only sites I selected")
Read and agree Terms of Service
Click Next



You can now test your search, or click "Finish"



After you click "Finish" you will receive an email with some links.
Select link number 2 "To incorporate your search engine into your site or blog, you can find the necessary code to"
You are now in the search engine's Control Panel.

Mark "Host results on your website" and check "iframe"
In "specify search results details", enter your URL, followed by a filename.
In this example, I used the file name "googlesearch.php" so that the full URL will be http://www.xoopsnordic.org/googlesearch.php
Indicate where you want the advertising shown.
You now have two boxes with the code.



Content from the first box, you just ad as a custom block in XOOPS.
The contents of the second block is copied into an empty file locally on your PC.

The file should contain:

Upload the file to the root of your website, and your own personal search engine is up and running.