You can create your own Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) by logging in to cse.google.com with your UDelNet ID and password. Restrictions:
- Google CSE can only index and search websites that match up to 10 search parameters.
- Google only offers 200 "promotions" per individual CSE.
Setting up your own Google CSE collection
- Log in to cse.google.com with your UDelNet ID and password.
- Get started by clicking New search engine in the left column or by clicking the Add button in the main CSE window.
- After completing the tasks on the Google CSE Setup menu, click Look and feel.
- After you have selected the way you want the search results displayed, click Save & Get Code.
- Copy and paste the code into your Web page where you would like the CSE search box to appear.
- Doing so will display a search bar that fills the entire width of the parent container (div, page, cell, etc.) in which you place it.
- A visitor can type a search term and click the Search button.
There are many options for how your site can display search results. To learn more about creating, styling, and using a Google CSE, start with these Google Help pages:
Adding Google CSE in WordPress
If you are interested in replacing WordPress's built-in search with a Google CSE, you can do so with a plugin. Your site must be set to Allow search engines to index this site under Settings → Reading.
- Activate the Simple Google Search plugin.
- From cse.google.com, copy your Google Search Engine ID to the clipboard.
- Under Settings, choose General and add your Google Search Engine ID at the bottom.
A full tutorial is available from CampusPress.