Custom search engines using Google Custom Search

Pt. 1 of 10 | 1:35 |

Hidden Google treasures

Monday January 3, 2011

In this episode, we show you

how to create search bars

using Google Custom Search

. These search bars can be used on multiple websites and can be modified to search for whatever

videos, pictures or information

that you want to find. Even better, they're free to use and you can make as many as you want.

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Show Notes

- You can use Google Custom Search to

create a custom search engine

that can be used on multiple sites.

- Click Create a Custom Search engine to get started. Add a name and description and indicate a language.

- Now, define your search engine by adding URLs that you want your engine to search.

- You can also choose to use the free version with ads or get a paid service with no ads.

- Click Next and you will be brought to a page where you can choose a predefined style for your search bar. You can also click Customize to further customize your search bar.

- From this page, you can also see what your search bar will look like and even try it out if you want. Click Next.

- Here, you will see the code for the search bar which you can easily copy and paste into your website.

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