FREE SharePoint Web Part for Google Search
To install or uninstall the Google search web parts
1. Double click on the file named, DeployGoogleWebparts.exe, to open the form as shown below.
2. Complete the form by filling in the (5) form fields.
Detail on each field:
a. Operation – This is a drop down list with (2) choices: install or uninstall. Choose value that matches the action you want to perform – install to deploy the web parts and uninstall to retract the web parts.
b. Web Application URL – This value represents the root of the web application. The web application is a website that has been extended or has the SharePoint ISAPI filter applied. You do NOT need to include a forward slash at the end of your URL. Example:
http://www.sharepoint-blogs.com
c. Site Collection – Each web application can have multiple site collections so the value you list in this field represents the site collection in which the Google results page will be created. You do NOT need to include a forward slash at the end of your URL. Example: http://www.sharepoint-blogs.com/sites/marketing
d. Custom Search Domain – The value you specify here will be shown on the search box web part as another location to search. Other words instead of searching all of Google just search through the one domain that is listed. You do NOT need to include the http:// part of the URL. Example: www.sharepoint-blogs.com
e. Use Safe Search - This is a drop down list with (2) choices: yes or no. By choosing yes the safe search option will be active which will remove adult themed content from your search results.
f. Start button – Once all (5) form field have been complete then click the Start button to begin the install or uninstall process.
Note: You must have an active internet connection for the Google web part to work.
Using the Google Search SharePoint Web Parts
1. Using your favorite internet browser navigate to the URL that was listed in the Site Collection form field when completing the installation form. In my example above the value was http://sharepoint.domain.com/sites/marketing. As I mentioned this is the site in which the Google Search results page will be installed. To get to the search page you need to append the following value to your site collection URL : Google%20Search%20Library/GoogleResults.aspx. The complete URL to place in the address field of your internet browser following my example would be:
http://www.sharepoint-blogs.com/sites/marketing/Google%20Search%20Library/GoogleResults.aspx
2. Below is a screen shot of the results page with a completed search on the words SharePoint Courseware:
Add the Google Search box web part to any SharePoint page
1. Navigate to the SharePoint page in which you wish to add the Google Search box.
2. Click the Site Actions button and choose Edit Page.
3. Choose the page zone in which to add the Google Search box and click on the Add a Web Part button.
4. A new dialog window should appear that contains all the web parts in the web parts gallery.
5. Find the category Miscellaneous then look for the Google Search Web Part as shown below:
6. Place a check in the box on the line item Google Search Web Part as shown above then click the Add button to place the web part on your page in the specified zone.
7. The web part should now be on the page in the zone you specified. You can now click on the Exit Edit Mode to display the normal view of the page. Note: The Google Search Web Part can be added to any page in any site collection in your web application however, all searches will be posted back to the one results page that was mentioned in the previous section.
Please check out the video demonstration of the installation / deployment the Google Search webparts. These webparts are free and are available for download using the download link below the video player.
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GoogleSearchWebParts.zip (1.10 mb)