- 1). Use Google Custom Search Engine. The world's leading online search engine offers its very own search engine for specific websites. This function enables website hosts to determine which websites the new search box will link to. Plus, Web hosts can customize the look and feel of their search box to match up with the look and feel of their website.
- 2). Try one of the many other websites that offer search bar capabilities on one's own website. For instance, Conduit is host to more than 200,000 Web publishers. Sites such as these, including Mozilla, offer customizable tools to tailor search bars to the look and feel of certain websites.
- 3). Use a content-management system. For those whose websites are hosted by a third-party provider, check with the provider to ensure it offers search bar functionality. Most do, considering the common nature of search bars on websites, and most are quite easy to add with any quality CMS.
- 4). Take advantage of HTML coding. If one's company has a tech or IT professional on staff, check with her to see if she can add a search bar to the website via HTML coding. This is by far the most difficult way of adding a search bar to one's website, and should an IT/tech person not be readily available, it would probably be best to use a third-party provider or content-management system.
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