How To: Adding a Custom Google Search Engine to Your Blog
Back when this blog was located on Typepad, I had no trouble setting up my custom Google Search engine. This was ideal because it allowed me to possibly earn money when people searched my site, but more importantly, it displayed better search results than the standard search box, and it did it all from within the blog.
Since switching to WordPress at the beginning of this year, I’ve had a lot of trouble getting one set up that worked correctly, so I’ve been using the default WordPress search. I’ve tried various things, from Google Search plugins for WordPress, using plugins that allow code in posts, etc. No matter what I try, I’ve yet to have a successful search engine that displayed search results from within this blog.
Yesterday Maki made a post on Dosh Dosh that looks to cure my problem titled How to Set Up Google Custom Search and Make Money. In addition to explaining why you should do this, Maki includes a step-by-step walkthrough with pictures to help make it easy. Great job Maki!
I’m going to be going through the process this weekend and getting this blog set up with better search results.
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Comment by Dj Flush on September 28th, 2007:
Informative piece of information. This is the first time I am visiting your blog so let me tell you I like your very well organized sidebar but I really dislike the captcha you are using in your comments
This post was great and that is exactly the reason I am using Google Coop on my Blog too.
Comment by Kyle Eslick on September 28th, 2007:
DJ Flush – Thanks for stopping by! What captcha in the comments? All I believe all I have currently is the Math equation, which since adding has completely stopped all comment spam I was getting. Is that what you meant by the captcha?
This site doesn’t use a traditional captcha (such as entering the words shown in a computer generated image).
Comment by AL on September 29th, 2007:
Incidentally, the article you mentioned is the first one I’ve stumbled when I searched for such a how-to on Google. I’ve been able to implement the search function with breeze using the steps provided.
Comment by Dj Flush on September 29th, 2007:
Yes I was referring to that Math Equation as the Captcha
That might be helping you fight spam but it is also killing potential comments on your blog
I think you should take a look at
Comment by Kyle Eslick on September 29th, 2007:
Al – Glad you also found it useful!
DJ Flush – Thanks for letting me know your concerns! I’m not sure how it would effect comments, as it requires the simplest of math equations (which most people should know the answer to).
Its actually been there for a good 6 months now and comments have been steadily rising in the meantime, so I think most people (like myself), don’t mind it.
Anyway, I appreciate you letting me know. I’ll take that as a vote against it!