Navbar Search Form/Input Box

[Chris-777]

Updated version of my older mod here (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=147076), fixed for the new security token feature.

This is a quick template mod that roughly emulates the search box here at vB.org, without the forum select dropdown. I saw a few mods somewhat like it but none with the input box, and like many people here once vB.org released the new skin, I had to have the search box. So after a bit of coding and hacking around, here's the way I did it.

Note that simply clicking the search button with no query will bring you to the default search page.

Time to Install: 2 Minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Template Mods: 1
Demo: http://www.sevenstring.org
Login: guest/guest (unregistered search is disabled)

AdminCP -> Style Manager -> Edit Templates -> navbar

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Add directly after, replacing the colored text with your domain/forum path to search.php



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Note that the bold text is what's new for 3.7.

Optional: Remove the old search link from your navbar.

Simply comment out the search text, like so. I'm sure there's a better way to accomplish this, but that's how I pull it off on my site. Any input appreciated.



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Screenshot:http://www.sevenstring.org/chris/vbmod_searchbox.jpg

This will be considered beta until I have it running with 3.7 for awhile to ensure there are no other hidden issues.

[sunrunner_pei]

Just installed, and I wanted to note that the link for 'form action' has to be updated to reflect your own forums URL. Other than that, great job!

[cafenetland]

installed.

[digicom]

installed Thanks:up:

[Defkalion]

nice mod. Is it possible to put also a second box that does the tag search?

[Jasem]

Thank you very much :)

[VNFriends]

thanks so much :D

[chimaira]

Thanks, addded this to my sidebar :)

[XnaMe]

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What's wrong with this?

[chimaira]

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/4610/95212138pp1.jpg
Having this problem, How do i get rid of that arrow



No problem, fxied it

[powerful_rogue]

How come I didnt get a little arrow to do the advance search?:p

[J.kay]

How come I didnt get a little arrow to do the advance search?:p

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[dvbusuario]

Nice mod, Install!

but how change method="post" to "only titles"?

[ByB]

:)Installed thank you very good

[momo2]

very nice, worked on 3.7.4 with no problem, if there is a way a text saying search in side and as soon your mouse hit the box make it clear ? that type the search ?