Old Plugin: Google Custom Search

We used plugin for showing google search. The plugin is called Google Custom Search. All the functionality is made by the plugin.

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Edwin Kwan
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WordPress plugin directory: Google Custom Search

Author’s plugin page: Google Custom Search page

Google custom search

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Implementation

We only have to add <?php display_search_box(DISPLAY_RESULTS_AS_POP_UP); ?> where we want to. And make css correction so it will fit in our design. See the code below:

Header google search code

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Problems

Old API, old Plugin

Plugin makes Old API Call,

Trello link

We used a plugin which is not updated more than 2 years

Google Search

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A new version of the API and get rid of the plugin was the solution. We needed sometime for improving the style of the new API code.

What did you improve?

New Plugin

New plugin must be presented with author snippet.
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Author’s plugin page: Google Custom Search page