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Google Sites turns Custom Search on
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Google Sites
offers users a very simple way to create and publish web sites. Multiple users can collaborate to manage website content as well as add various gadgets into their websites. Google Sites
now allows
the addition of
Google Custom Search
as a search option.
In the following example, we add a
Yoga Search
Custom Search experience to the
Yoga for Life
web site in a few simple steps. (The example assumes that the
Yoga for Life
website is hosted by Google Sites, and that the
Yoga Search
has already been created using Google Custom Search.)
Login to your Google Site, and select the
"Manage Site"
option in the
"More Actions"
dropdown.
Select the
"Site Layout"
option from the Navigation menu on the left. Click the
"Configure Search"
button.
Select the
Advanced
tab in the
"Configure site search"
dialog. To add a new search provider, click on the
"Add provider"
button.
Now, we'll need to get information about the Custom Search engine we want to use. Open up another tab or browser window and
login
to the Custom Search control panel. Find the URL for the search engine you want to use by clicking on it's name in the list called
My search engines
. Copy this URL; you will use it in the next step. In this example, we'll use the URL for
Yoga Search
.
Go back to the Google Sites search provider dialog. Select
"Google Custom Search"
as the provider type. Type in the
Name
, e.g., "Yoga Search" for the search option you'd like your users see on your site, and paste the
Custom Search Engine URL
that you obtained in the earlier step. Leave the
Show results in site
option checked. Click
OK
.
You can change your default provider by clicking on the
"General"
tab in the
"Configure site search"
dialog and selecting "Yoga Search". Make sure to
Save
your settings. You're done.
Your users will see
Yoga Search
as the default search option in the search box on the
Yoga for Life
website. Search, and your results from the
Yoga Search
Custom Search engine will show up inline, with the look and feel of your site.
Try it out for your site, with your own Custom Search engine! As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on new features in the
user group
.
Posted by: Scott Johnston, Senior Product Manager, Google Sites and Rajat Mukherjee, Group Product Manager, Search
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