Recently I explained How to add Blogger search box code to your Blogger template. Now In this post I will explain How to customize the search box code to suit your Blogger template. In order to make it easier for you , I am going to explain this with two blogger search form example codes. Once you have added the proper codes then you can have your own custom blogger search engine.
Default search box code
Here is the default code which can be used to create your own search engine in blogger.
<form id=”searchThis” action=”/search” style=”display:inline;” method=”get”><input id=”searchBox” name=”q” type=”text”/> <input id=”searchButton” value=”Go” type=”submit”/></form>
But this code will create only a basic blogger search box without any special effects. If you add this code to your blogger sidebar via a HTML / JAVASCRIPT widget , you will find it something like this
Customizing the Blogger search box code
The above code will create just a basic blogger search form. But it’s just not enough for blogger template designer or for those who want their blog to have a professional look. So here I have modified the default script little bit in order to add CSS codes to make special effects in blogger search box.
Here is my modified code :
<div id=’search-box’>
<form action=’/search’ id=’searchform’ method=’get’ style=’display:inline;’>
<span>SEARCH:</span>
<input class=’s’ id=’s’ name=’q’ type=’text’ value=”/>
<input class=’sub’ src=’http://techieblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/go.gif’ type=’image’ value=’Submit’/>
</form>
</div>
and here is the CSS for this search Box code :
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