This information explains how to set up a search form to use the Google U of S search to search all usask.ca websites or to limit the search to your department's information.
Instructions
Search All usask.ca Sites
To search all usask.ca websites for information, you can use the following form:
<form method="get" action="http://www.usask.ca/search/search.php">
Search Text: <input name="q" type="text" size="25" />
<input type="submit" value="Search" />
</form>
Search a Single usask.ca Site
To limit the search to your department’s website use the following form:
<form method="get" name="form" action="http://www.usask.ca/search/search.php">
<input type="hidden" name="hq" value="inurl:www.usask.ca/its" />
Search with Google <input name="q" value="">
<input type="submit" class="buttons" value="" Search">
</form>
This form can be used to search any site with usask.ca in the name. In this example it is restricted to www.usask.ca/its. To search your website, replace www.usask.ca/its with your URL.
Search Multiple usask.ca Sites
To expand the search to include more than one U of S website use the following form:
<form method="get" action="http://www.usask.ca/search/search.php" >
<input type="hidden" name="hq" value="inurl:www.usask.ca/advancement
OR
inurl:www.usask.ca/alumni
OR
inurl:www.usask.ca/communications" />
<input type="hidden" name="maxresults" value="20" />
Search with Google <input name="q" value="">
<input type="submit" value=" Search ">
</form>
This form can be used to search any sites with usask.ca in the name. In this example it is searching : www.usask.ca/advancement, www.usask.ca/alumni and www.usask.ca/communications. To set up the search so it searches multiple U of S websites, replace these URLs with the URLs for the sites you want to search. Ensure the word “OR” is in upper-case.
Google Custom Search Engine
Alternatively, you can set up a Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) for your site or for a collection of sites.
