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Google search box
Hi, I am an amateur Wiki developer using MediaWiki software. I was reviewing the public sites that use MediaWiki and found this site really interesting. Can you tell me how to include a Google search box like you have displayed? What files do I need to edit and what code do I need to include?

I assumed this was relatively straightforward to code, but if its not then just ignore me because I don't want to torture you with work you don't have to do.

Your help would be really appreciated.

Kind Regards, Alison


 * Hi there, Alison! To make the google search box, I just copied an existing search box thing for wikipedia. You could do the same - just download the one for this website, and then look in your Firefox/Mozilla searchplugins folder for the creatureswiki.png and .src files. Change the PNG as you desire (except that you should keep it the same size) and then the .src file to change the SEARCH action and SearchForm as appropriate to get the same pages on your website as they do on ours. You should also change the browser locations to appropriate ones for your site - in this way you can keep the search plugin updated if it needs changing. Hope this helps! -- 17:39, 9 Mar 2005 (GMT)


 * I also replied to this on the wikitech mailing list. Angela 00:32, 10 Mar 2005 (GMT)


 * Ahh, I think I misunderstood your intentions here, Alison - go look at the wikitech answer. :-) -- 00:38, 10 Mar 2005 (GMT)