Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

[StephanusvS]

I inquired earlier about inserting an option for a visitor to search my site. Karen Mac advised the Google site search option in BV Form Wizard, but I am having trouble as to what option to select in Form Wizard and setting it up in Form Properties. Some guidance please?

Thanks

Stephanus

[Karen Mac]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

Ive never used the wizard.. i just insert from the tool bar, form, scroll down the list and choose the search box, put it on the page, and then right click on it...properties and put in my site info

Karen

[davidundalicia]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

Karen
What list ?
when you click the form icon in the toolbar
and click the page, only the form is created............which list please!

If you click the Form Wizard icon, then you are presented with a choice of forms including the search one.........is that what you mean ?

[Karen Mac]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

LOL .. yes thats what i mean... i just drop it on the page and use the defaults and then edit it after its on the page. I have to admit i havent used this new version tho

Karen

[davidundalicia]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

Oh OK thanks.
Its that you confused me by stating that you never use the form wizard........lol

[StephanusvS]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

Hi Karen, you have lost me. I am new at this and have never done this before. Please an you tell me step by step what to do?

I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

Stephanus

[D'son]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

I too Karen tried to play around with this and get no results. Could you ellaberate a bit, please. I follwed all the onstruction to date and have it search my site only but when I click the search button nothing happens.

[Karen Mac]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

As I said.. I havent used this current version myself. In the past i got the codes from GOOGLE and put the code in the ONCLICK javascript thing... Im asking naval now how it works in bv now. I also remember something about configuring hidden fields and naval is confirming this.

Karen

[Karen Mac]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

Ok.. drop the form on your page, then right click, properties, edit. Untick the built in form processor. In the action type: http://www.google.com/search

Encoding is multipart/form-data

in the hidden field type in your domain : http://www.yourdomain.com/ (you need to add this field)

publish... should work.

Thanks George

Karen

[D'son]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

I've done everything as you directed and still no go. I have the form on its own sperate page (for test purposes) does it need to be on my index for it to work?

[navaldesign]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

A link to the form please ?

[D'son]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

Here you go, as I said it is just a test page so there is no content on it.
Thanks Naval

[navaldesign]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

Hm...

<form name="sitesearch" method="GET" action="/sitesearch.php" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" id="Form1">

Action: it should be http://www.google.com/search
EncodingType is ok even though it is not multipart form data

Please UNCHECK the "Use Built in Form Processor" checkbox and set the action and encoding type as suggested.

[D'son]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

Not sure why it kept the old properties, when I would check them in BV they were correct. I created a new page and republished and it works now.

[Karen Mac]

Re: Site search option setup in BV Form Wizard

Also make sure you guys are using the SITE search and NOT the websearch.

Karen