Read this blog on Google custom search Drupal 8 for more information.
Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) is a free service that can be used to search a set of one or more sites. Configure the Drupal module to use CSE by entering Google’s unique ID for a CSE. Once you have granted permission for one or more roles to search using Google CSE, users can search the current Google CSE index from search/google or a search block. Google CSE uses Google’s index of the site. Content changes are not immediately reflected in the results the way they are with Drupal’s core search.
Custom Search Engine is an ad-supported product that provides similar capabilities to GSS, including the ability to build custom search engines for sites or pages, an image search for your website, and customize the look and feel of search results. Its design limitations, ads, lack of speed made many of former Google search products’ customers look for a better solution.
A Google Custom Search Drupal 8 Alternative
Here we will visit the steps required to add the ExpertRec Custom search engine to your website. This is one of the easiest setup processes of all the available options out there and is highly recommended.
- Navigate to https://cse.expertrec.com/newuser?platform=cse and signup with your Google ID.
- Enter your website’s URL when prompted. You can select a server location near you and add the URL of your sitemap if you wish to. These will be auto-detected otherwise.
- You can play around with the settings and customize the UI as the crawl runs. Once it is complete, you can check out a fully functional demo before taking the search to your website.
- You can take the search to your website with little to no effort. All you need to do is to paste the code snippet available on the dashboard on your website.
ExpertRec comes with more customization options that you can explore. You can read this article to find a more detailed guide on the installation and configuration.
