A Google search box with "site:firesofheavenguild.org" preloaded?

Zeste · 07-31-2008, 03:04 PM

Here's my suggestion of the month:

Could we get a little google search box at the top that automatically searches the domain like when you do a "site:firesofheavenguild.org" in google?

My reasoning is this: a forum search rarley finds what I want, and hasn't been very useful. A google site search has been very useful and finds things alot easier and faster.

Just an idea.

Vorph · 08-01-2008, 11:46 AM

Didn't the forums used to have google site: search as an option? Back before the vB3 and SEO upgrades maybe... or I could be losing my mind again.

Anyway, this seems like a no-brainer to me. vBulletin has never had a particularly good search engine, especially the <4 character limitation. Google Custom Search is simple to set up and Requiem can integrate it with his adsense account to [potentially] increase ad revenue.

Requiem · 09-09-2008, 04:19 PM

They did, before the block. It's still on the foh-specific forumspy. I removed it because I figured the block was big enough already, but if people actually want to use it I can put it back.

Zarcath · 09-10-2008, 02:56 PM

what about a firefox search box extension thing?

Vorph · 09-11-2008, 11:52 AM

That's easy.

Click here to install the search plug-in.

Zeste · 09-11-2008, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vorph

That's easy.

Unzip the attachment into:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<8 random chars>.default\searchplugins

and restart Firefox.

Hell that's good enough for me. Took me a while to figure out where to put that file on a Mac, but I got it. Awesome, thanks.

Vorph · 09-11-2008, 11:19 PM

Ok, I made it even simpler to install so that people on Macs/Linux can use it. You don't even have to restart Firefox now.

07-31-2008, 03:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
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09-09-2008, 04:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Requiem Site Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 971 +49 Internets	They did, before the block. It's still on the foh-specific forumspy. I removed it because I figured the block was big enough already, but if people actually want to use it I can put it back. __________________ Requiem Alloria Mistweave Uberguilds.org, fohguild.org Site Administrator requiem@fohguild.org

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Vorph Never Go Full Retard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 5,880	That's easy. Click here to install the search plug-in. Last edited by Vorph : 09-11-2008 at 11:18 PM.

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08-01-2008, 11:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Vorph Never Go Full Retard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 5,880	Didn't the forums used to have google site: search as an option? Back before the vB3 and SEO upgrades maybe... or I could be losing my mind again. Anyway, this seems like a no-brainer to me. vBulletin has never had a particularly good search engine, especially the <4 character limitation. Google Custom Search is simple to set up and Requiem can integrate it with his adsense account to [potentially] increase ad revenue.

09-10-2008, 02:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zarcath Read Farmer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 5,367 +32 Internets	what about a firefox search box extension thing?

09-11-2008, 11:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vorph Never Go Full Retard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 5,880	Ok, I made it even simpler to install so that people on Macs/Linux can use it. You don't even have to restart Firefox now.