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foxdream2000
How to get Xoogle key?

I downloaded Xoogle from this XOOPS site and added it in my test site as a new module. And it says, 'This search cannot work until the webmaster updates their google pass key.'

How and where can I get my google passkey? There's no info for that in my admin module or XOOPS block setting category if I use XOOPS admin settings for that.


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kiwiguy
Re: How to get Xoogle key?
  • 2004/9/26 12:47

  • kiwiguy

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Pretty sure you have to register with google and then you get a key from there cost $$$ thats why i have never installed it

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JasonMR
Re: How to get Xoogle key?
  • 2004/9/26 12:47

  • JasonMR

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Goto google and register! Then they will provide you with a developers key, which you enter in the admin section of xoogle.

http://www.google.com/options/index.html

-> click on Web API

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JasonMR
Re: How to get Xoogle key?
  • 2004/9/26 12:51

  • JasonMR

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kiwiguy: your statement is wrong

Go and check for yourself

http://www.google.com.au/apis/

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tedsmith
Re: How to get Xoogle key?
  • 2004/9/26 13:09

  • tedsmith

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Agreed - they e-mail you the key once you register with them that you then enter in the admin area of the module. There is no cost attached.

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JMorris
Re: How to get Xoogle key?
  • 2004/9/26 13:20

  • JMorris

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It's also important to note that the Google API is experimental and you are limited to 1,000 searches per day. I implemented it on one of my site and it was really buggy. Sometimes the characters would come out as nonsense.

If you're just wanting to add the ability for google to search your site, just add a google search box inside a block. It's free and only takes a couple minutes. See below:

Link: Add Google to your site

Additionally, if you're an Adsense partner, you have even more options to customize your search block. The Adsense program is an excellent way to generate additional revenue through targetted advertisements, and it's free to join. Another benefit of Adsense is it gets the Google robot to spider your site more frequently since Google needs to target ads based on your content. See below:

Link: Become an Google Adsense Partner

There are several other ways of adding Google to your site without using the API. I recommend using the search function at the top right of your screen as well as checking out the module repository at Sourceforge

Hope this helps.

JMorris

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kiwiguy
Re: How to get Xoogle key?
  • 2004/9/26 14:03

  • kiwiguy

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Thanks jason quite correct you are Just installed that module now that I know that. Thanks for that info jason

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JasonMR
Re: How to get Xoogle key?
  • 2004/9/26 14:07

  • JasonMR

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No Worries

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wizanda
Re: How to get Xoogle key?
  • 2004/9/26 18:31

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Or you could just get the other google module off sourceforge.net
is is free unlimited no need to register with google to use it

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JasonMR
Re: How to get Xoogle key?
  • 2004/9/26 18:42

  • JasonMR

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Great link! Could you be more specific?

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