Integrating Google Custom Search into WordPress

With Google Custom Search, visitors can quickly search for anything on your Shifter site.

Step 1: Setting Up Google Custom Search


  1. Go to Google Custom Search and click [Sign in to Custom Search Engine].



  2. Configuring Custom Search Fill in the fields and click [Create].



  3. Accessing the Control Panel
    Click the [Control Panel] button under [Edit Search Engine].



  4. Checking the “Search Engine ID”
    Click [Search Engine ID] under [Details] to view and copy your search engine ID.


Step 2: Configuring the WordPress Plugin


  1. Installing the WP Google Search Plugin


    Go to [Plugins] in your WordPress dashboard. Click [Add New], enter “WP
    Google
    Search” in the [Search for plugins…] field, then click [Install Now] and activate it.



  2. Configuring the Plugin


    Once the plugin is activated, go to the[WP Google
    Search] page under the [Settings] menu. Enter the search engine ID you copied earlier into the [Google
    Search Engine
    ID] field. Then, click [Save Changes].



  3. Adding the WP Google
    Search Widget to Your Website


    Go to the [Widgets] page under the [Themes] menu. Click [WP Google
    Search (WGS)] in the [Widgets] page under the [Themes] menu, and select the location where you want to place it.


Step 3: Generate Your Site in Shifter

As the final step, click [Generate] in the Shifter dashboard.

That completes the process of adding Google Site Search to your Shifter website!