Add a Search Box

If you have a large site, you will want to consider adding a search box to your site. A number of the offered DWT's already include the search box as part of the layout. Please note that this sample search form IS NOT active. You will need to work with the code given to you by the search engine provider you choose.

There are a number of free search engines available or if you are using paid hosting, there may be one available through the host. The free ones I have used are listed below. Each is customizable to reflect the "look" of your site.

Once you decide which of the search engines you want to use and have the code to paste into your page, where should it go? I would place the code for your search box on every page of your site in a conspicuous place near the top.

You will probably find the search box will not validate without your "tweaking" the code.  Each of the boxes below has been tweaked so the code will validate as xhtml. For html code, you will need to delete the closing /. xhtml coding requires an element to be self-closing or opened and then closed.

You can usually style your search results page from the control panel of your search provider.

Google Custom Search

Google Custom Search

See detailed tutorial on Adding Google Search

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FreeFind Search

FreeFind Here you sign up to "Add a search engine to your site." You will need to enter your page URL and your e-mail address.. Your password and setup instructions will be e-mailed to you. With the free edition, the search results will include advertising. Genealogy Computer Tips on Rootsweb site uses FreeFind.

See detaled tutorial of Freefind Search

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siteLevel Site Search

siteLevel Site Search You will need to sign up with your e-mail address and url for your site, siteLevel is a hosted site search solution, which allows your site's visitors to search the contents of your site. The free edition has a 1000 page limit. An example DeWitt County Illinois GenWeb

See detaled tutorial of siteLevel Search

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Zoom Site Search

Expression Web Tutorials uses Zoom Search.

Zoom Site Search offers a free edition for small personal websites (up to 50 pages). No advertising, nag screens, or time restrictions. They also offer a commercial version

See detailed tutorial Zoom Search and Expression Web