So you’ve setup a new website and integrated it with Surreal. Your client is thrilled that they can manage their own content so easily. Another happy customer!
But now they want to add a search box to their site. This can be tricky because their site is static. So how can you search a site that isn’t database-driven?
Why not hand that task over to the most popular search engine on the planet?
Using a Custom Search Engine from Google, you can add a search box to just about any site in just moments. Choose from either the basic (free) plan or a more customized (paid) option.
Start by heading over to the Custom Search page where you’ll be prompted to enter a URL. You can enter the site’s full URL, a subsite, or even an individual page. In most cases, the full URL will be desirable.
Following the on-screen instructions, you’ll want to enter something like this:
www.example-website.net/*
Now, just select your language and hit Create. The next page will give you a snippet of code to paste into your site.
Voila! You’ve just created a Custom Search Engine powered by Google!
Why use Google for your site’s search? For a few reasons:
Maybe the real question is, why not use Google for your site’s custom search?