Add Google Search to search your forum

[Former Member]

I Thought this might be useful
It will add Google Search to search your forum for threads etc!

You will need to add your forum title where it says in bold

Then add your forum address where it says in bold without the http or www

ADD THE URL OF YOUR FORUM HERE WITHOUT THE HTTP
so it will look something like    myforum.proboards.com



GLOBAL FOOTERS

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<br /><center><form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/search"target="_blank">
<div>
<table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0">
<tr><td>
<input type="text" name="q" size="25" style="color:#808080;"
maxlength="255" value="Google Search The ADD YOUR FORUM TITLE HERE"
onfocus="if(this.value==this.defaultValue)this.value=''; this.style.color='black';" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value=this.defaultValue; "/>
<input type="submit" value="Go!" />
<input type="hidden" name="sitesearch" value="ADD THE URL OF YOUR FORUM HERE WITHOUT THE HTTP" /></td></tr>
</table>
</div><br /></form></center>



ADD THE URL OF YOUR FORUM HERE WITHOUT THE HTTP
so it will look something like:     myforum.proboards.com    between the  " " 


Clicking on GO will open a new tab page with the results found on Google


Steve

[rohan]

I tested it and it works, Thanks. Now I only need to submit my forum to Google.

[Former Member]

Sept 20, 2014 5:10:21 GMT -8 rohan said:

I tested it and it works, Thanks. Now I only need to submit my forum to Google.

Once the Goggle Bots see you are active with threads on your boards they will look to index your forum

[rohan]

Sept 20, 2014 5:16:48 GMT -8 @xsteveuk said:

Sept 20, 2014 5:10:21 GMT -8 rohan said:

I tested it and it works, Thanks. Now I only need to submit my forum to Google.

Once the Goggle Bots see you are active with threads on your boards they will look to index your forum

I see.

[solarbronco]

@xsteveuk Could you please add a little more instruction in the location in layout templates to add this?? Please?

[Former Member]

Hi, solarbronco

Copy the code and then go admin >Structure > Headers & Footers >  Global Footer
Add the code at the bottom of the global footer

ADD THE URL OF YOUR FORUM WITHOUT THE http
Where it says in bold on the code above

so it will look something like: myforum.proboards.com between the " "



Steve

[Assassin #1]

how can i adjust the width of the google search box which i placed into my sidebar right? or shopuld i say length? not the height of the box but the length of the google search bar itself...

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I'm not positive, but try increasing this portion to a higher number
maxlength="255"

[Assassin #1]

Wouldnt that make it longer. Im tryimg to shorten it so it fits inside the right sidebar.

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Ah, then reduce the number to see if it makes it smaller

[Assassin #1]

same difference....does nothing by raising the "max:255" or lowering it...

[Assassin #1]

I am completely lost and have no clue what I am doing....SOS!!! lol I give up before I mess this up even worse. Sorry but I tried and have 43issues now and this is almost going on two weeks and the longer I keep trying to fix it the more problems are arising.....

1. I need to shorten the Google search Bar in the middle sidebarr-right box.

2. I need to habe my "The Empire" start inmline woith the title bar "labeled General" which I am guessing is 15 to 20px below where it currently sits. I am also hoping that move allows my news feed to extend the full width of the forum once again.

3. I need my Recent Threads, box 3 in sidebarr-right to not exceed the bottonm point of my Forum info and statistics.

4. Lastly, I would like to make sidebarr-right box 2, the search box tighter and eliminate the spacing.

I will paypal someone to help me fix this.....it's not as if I haven't been trying.

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I'm unfortunately unsure on how to shorten it. I checked google for how to shorten an input box, which is what the search bar is, and it said to reduce the size and the maxlength. On my test site, reducing those to even as small as 1 didn't change the width, so it's going to require someone more knowledgeable than me to change it. It must have some hard-coded length in it because the size and maxlength aren't affecting it. For the other issues, I would suggest posting in the main Support board for admin assistance, as this thread is specifically for the google search code and no one will probably see it here (but me, cuz I stalk support lol).

[Assassin #1]

lol...wtf....thanks for trying

[Former Member]

I don't think it will work on the side bar as the maxlength="255" it the amount of characters
when entering the search form and the name of your forum that will show on the search bar

you could try adding width: 100px; to resize the table if that will work adjusting the size 100px

<table border="0" width: 100px;