Add Google Custom Search

[cfisher 0]

I'd like to add Google Custom Search as a search option to the search results page when using the build in search finds no results ("Nothing Found" notice). I cannot see to find which page this occurs on. Can you help?

[cmunns 16]

Sorry, could you remind me what theme you are using again? If it's WhiteHousePro you'll need to modify the _searchform.php in the library folder.

[cfisher 0]

Yes, sorry, WHP. I'll check out the file you mentioned. Thanks!

[cfisher 0]

This is the entire content of the _searchform.php:

	<form method="get" id="searchform" class="" action="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/">
		<fieldset>
			<input type="text" value="<?php _e('Search',TDOMAIN);?>" name="s" id="s" onfocus="if (this.value == '<?php _e('Search',TDOMAIN);?>') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = '<?php _e('Search',TDOMAIN);?>';}" />
			<input type="image" value="Go" src="<?php echo THEME_IMAGES;?>/search-btn.png" class="submit btn" />
		</fieldset>
	</form>
	

Would I just insert the Google custom search info after this code? I only want it appear on the page when there is no hits in a search.

[bryan-hadaway 3]

I'm unable to find anywhere better than: _searchform.php at the moment. Thanks, Bryan

[terpys 0]

SO if I am running the Pagelines Platform Grandchild theme... how would I go about modifying the standard search box to be a Google Custom Search box?

[catrina 103]

If you already have the Google Custom Search box code, you can add it to the searchform.php file.