How To Embed Google Ajax Search In Your Blog?

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Saad Hamid on April 14, 2007

Google Ajax Search

For all those of you out there who are still unaware of Google ajax search. Well you are definitely missing some spice in your life. Google ajax search lets you put Google search features in your blog or web site using Javascript which means that search results are delivered without the blog page being refreshed or redirected. You can embed a simple and dynamic search box anywhere in your blog which lets your users search through content on your blog. As the search is done through ajax and does not require any page refresh it makes your blog look very high tech and unique

Installation

You can easily setup Google ajax search in your blog and replace it with your default wordpress search by following the simple steps stated below:

Download the Google Ajax Search plugin for your wordpress blog
Unzip the file locally and upload the file Google-AJAX-Search.php to your wp-content/plugins/ directory
Go to the Plugins page in your WordPress Administration area and click 'Activate' next to Google Ajax Search
Go to Options > Google Ajax Search and configure your settings and click 'save'
Place the search box where you want by placing <?php gajaxsearch(); ?> into your theme (most likely your sidebar)

Important Note: To use Google Ajax Search for your blog you will need a Google ajax search API key. To get your key just sign up here for free.

Live Demo

You can use the Google search implemented here on this blog in the sidebar. Its using the Google ajax search technology

Otherwise if you are so lame to do so here is what it looks like:

Google Ajax Search Preview

http://www.rishiraj.info Rishi

yep! I’m going to apply it as soon as possible! Thanks for the tip!
http://www.shaarique.com Sharique

Great plugin!
http://www.lytebyte.com Mr.Byte

Hey thats a cool one….Will definitely replace this though I have another ajax search…
http://www.sizlopedia.com Dj Flush

Hello Mr.Lyte the ajax search you have on your blog is the theme one but this one is supported by Google
Ad trust me Google Ajax Search is no ordinary search service
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http://www.modernstreet.com Darrin

Yo DJ,

Does the Google Ajax Search here be able to make use of a Adsense for Search code? Or is it just a normal search tool?

It will be cool if we can implement Adsense for Search inside it.
http://www.nirmaltv.com Nirmal

Hi DJ,
when I was searching for the ajax based search on blog, I had installed this, but then I removed it. Now I’ll place it again based on your recommendation.
http://www.sizlopedia.com Dj Flush

Darrin Google ajax search is a normal search tool and it does not have adsense integrated in it
However you can have a blend your adsense ads amd put ads near it so that the search results look like the advertisements. This can help you attain a good CTR

Nirmal This will definitely make your blog look High Tech
http://www.lytebyte.com Mr.Byte

Hey DJ, will we get some bucks if somebody clicks on the sponsored links at the bottom of the search results?
http://www.sizlopedia.com Dj Flush

Mr.Byte Yes you can make revenue out of Google sponsored linls in case you are using Google Coop

But as Google Ajax Search is merely a plugin and does not require any adsense integration so No in case of Google Ajax Search
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http://www.turkmeydan.net andrew

thanks, very nice for wp blog…
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Nice post. Thanks for sharing