📑 How to Integrate Google Programmable Search Engine with Xenforo 2.2.x

[Roiarthur]

Introduction

This tutorial guides you through the steps to integrate Google's "Programmable Search Engine" into a Xenforo 2.2.x installation, enhancing the search functionality on your forum.

Note: Tutoriaux-Excalibur uses Google search in Xenforo search engine and it works great.

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Prerequisites

• You must have a Google account to access the Programmable Search Engine service.

• Have a Xenforo 2.2.x forum installed and operational.

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Procedure

Creating Your Custom Search Engine

• Go to Programmable Search Engine and log in with your Google account.

• Click on the "Create a search engine" button and enter the details of your site. Use the base URL of your forum.

• Configure the language settings and visual aspects of your search engine.

• Once created, Google will provide you with a unique "Engine ID". Note this ID as it will be needed later.

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Integration into Xenforo

• Log in to your Xenforo admin panel.

• Navigate to "Appearance" then "Templates".

• Search for and edit the template called "search_form".

• Replace the existing search form with the following HTML code, replacing "YOUR_ENGINE_ID" with your actual engine ID:

<form action="https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=YOUR_ENGINE_ID" method="get">
  <input type="text" name="q" size="31">
  <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search">
</form>

• Save your changes.

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Warning

Ensure that you have replaced "YOUR_ENGINE_ID" with the engine ID provided by Google. An error here will prevent the search from functioning correctly.

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Tip

Test your search engine to ensure it returns the expected results. Adjust the customization settings in your Google configuration panel if necessary.

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References

• Support Microsoft Search

• Learn Microsoft Search

• Google Search

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Conclusion

By following these steps, you will have successfully integrated Google's Programmable Search Engine into your Xenforo forum, thereby enhancing the search experience for your users.

 

[Mouth]

enhancing the search functionality on your forum.

How so?

 

[Roiarthur]

I do not want to install elastic Search Andy using Google to Search on n'y own forum was the best alternative

 

[James]

Your url doesn't appear to be using the Google engine. Also when you go to advanced search you cannot search by keyword?

Presumably there's an error somewhere.

Recherche

www.tutoriaux-excalibur.com

 

[ge66]

I am using this:

[OzzModz] Google Search

Oct 3, 2021

Integrates Google Search Engine in your forum

• Painbaker
• Add-ons [2.x]

 

[AndyB]

You might like this add-on:

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/google-custom-search.7255/