How to Create a Unified Search Engine for My Website

You can add a search engine box to your website.

If you are developing a large website, you may want to place a search engine to allow visitors to search your page for specific information. You can create custom searches powered by the popular online search engines such as Google, Yahoo! and Bing. You will need an account with the search engine website to log in and configure your settings. You can copy and paste the supplied code into your website to create your own unified search engine for all of your webpages under a single domain.

Instructions

Google Custom Search

1. Log into your Google account and go to the Google Custom Search web page (see "References").

2. Click the “Create Custom Search Engine” button.

3. Fill out the text form by entering a name, description and language for your search engine.

4. Type in your website’s URL in the “Sites to search” text box.

5. Choose the edition you would like to use. The standard is free while the other option requires a yearly fee. Click the “Next” button to continue.

6. Choose the style and color of your search engine by clicking on the styles listed at the top of the page.

7. Type a test search in the search engine box at the bottom page to test your search engine.

8. Click the “Next” button to continue.

9. Copy the code from the text box and paste it into the code on your website.

10. Save and post your changes to allow your new search engine to appear on your website.

Yahoo! Alpha

1. Log into the Yahoo! Alpha website using your Yahoo! account (see "References").

2. Click the “Add Custom Info Source” tab at the top of the screen.

3. Type the name of your search engine, the URL of your website and a phrase to test your search engine.

4. Click the “Next” button to continue.

5. Enter the CAPTCHA phrase in the text box, then click the “Next” button to continue.

6. Click the “Yes” button if the test search for your website was verified.

7. Place a check mark next to your website search under the “Select Your Info Sources” menu on the left side of the screen. You can remove the check marks from sources you don’t want to use, but you must leave two sources in the search.

8. Click the “Save” button in the top right-hand corner of the screen. This will take you back to the main Yahoo! Alpha screen.

9. Click the “Site Search” link, then choose the color scheme of the search engine box you would like to use.

10. Copy the code from the text box and paste it into the code on your website.

11. Save and post your changes to allow your new search engine to appear on your website.

Bing Box

1. Go to the Bing Box website (see "References").

2. Click the “Get Started” button under the “Advanced Search Box” option.

3. Type in your site’s name and URL, then click the “Next” button.

4. Customize the search engine’s color, size and language, then click the “Next” button.

5. Copy the code from the text box and paste it into the code on your website.

6. Save and post your changes to allow your new search engine to appear on your website.

References

• Google Custom Search
• Yahoo! Alpha
• Bing Box