slackernrrd

tforssander

swemaniac

jakobneander

<p>This plugin provides search functionality for your WordPress installation, through Google Site Search (aka Google Custom Search). It uses Google’s XML API, and thus requires an account that has access to it (ie you need to pay for it).</p>
<p>The plugin hooks in to the standard WordPress search form, so there is no need to change it (standard search widgets etc will still work). The plugin provides a basic template for the search results, but you can easily make your own if you wish to customize the output.</p>
<ul>
<li>Read more about Google Custom Search here: http://www.google.com/cse/</li>
<li>Read more about the XML API here: https://developers.google.com/custom-search/docs/xml_results</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin is not developed or endorsed by Google.</p>
<h3>Customizing</h3>
<p>If you wish to customize the search result page, create a template named ‘google-custom-search.php’ in your theme. Refer to the plugin’s ‘default-template.php’ for available template functions. The functions mimic the way that The Loop works, so it should feel familiar.</p>
<p>For advanced users who want even more control of the output of the plugin, it is also possible to transform the response from the XML API with an XSLT style sheet. To do this, create a file called ‘google-custom-search.xsl’ in your theme. Please refer to Google’s documentation for the XML API (https://developers.google.com/custom-search/docs/xml_results) for the format of the response.</p>
<p>If you have a custom search form, you need to change the name-attribute of your search field to “gcs” (ie name=”gcs”) and make sure that the form action is set to the root of your site. Otherwise the search query will not be handled by this plugin.</p>


Google XML Site Search

A search plugin that uses the XML API of Google Site Search (aka Google Custom Search).

rtCamp

Kiran Potphode

Shalin Shah

<p>This plugin will replace the WordPress default search query with server-side results from either the <a href="https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/site_restricted_api" rel="nofollow ugc">Custom Search Site Restricted JSON API</a> or the <a href="https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/overview" rel="nofollow ugc">Custom Search JSON API</a>. You can make your selection within the settings > Reading > Search type. This replacement is done on the WordPress back-end, so results appear as normal within WordPress search.</p>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials" rel="nofollow ugc">Google API Key</a></li>
<li><a href="https://cse.google.com/all" rel="nofollow ugc">Programmable Search engine ID</a></li>
</ol>
<h4>Setup</h4>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/introduction" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Google API key</a>. An API key is a way to identify your client to Google.</li>
<li><a href="https://cse.google.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Programmable Search engine ID</a>. In Google settings, restrict the Search engine to only search for your one site.</li>
<li>On WordPress dashboard, set API Key and Custom Search Engine ID in the plugin settings. <code>Dashboard > Settings > Reading > Search with Google Settings</code>.</li>
<li>Select the search type from Custom Search Site Restricted JSON API or Custom Search API. (Refer <a href="#notes" rel="nofollow ugc">Notes</a> section for more details)</li>
</ol>
<h4>Notes</h4>
<ol>
<li>Custom Search Site Restricted JSON API can show only 100 search results for the query.</li>
<li>A result page can have maximum of 10 results.</li>
<li>Assistance for Custom Site Restricted Search JSON API is scheduled to cease as of December 18, 2024. <a href="https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/site_restricted_api" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a>. Due to this modification, we are introducing an opt-in feature that enables the use of solely the Custom Search API, as opposed to the Custom Site-restricted Search API. This will allow you to continue using the Custom Search API after December 18, 2024.</li>
</ol>
<h4>BTW, We’re Hiring!</h4>
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Search with Google

Provided you know how to get your API Key and Search engine ID from Google, this couldn't be easier to set up. Compare results with the results in the "Public URL" page at cse.google.com with the plugin switched on or off, and if your site is well SEO-optimised, you'll see much better results with it switched on and properly configured. 

Does what it says on the tin

Replace WordPress default search with server-side rendered Google Custom Search results.

Google XML Site Search vs Search with Google