In a move that will likely increase their penetration into the realm of search supremacy, Yahoo is now allowing site owners to include Yahoo Search capabilities on however many pages they see fit.
By plugging in the Yahoo-provided HTML into the site’s structure, site owners can offer visitors a Yahoo Search box that will either search the site’s contents or it will perform the query on Yahoo’s search index.
As the introductory page indicates, sites that equip Yahoo’s search function will allow visitors “to use Yahoo! Search to find exactly what they’re looking for, faster and easier than ever.”
To give site owners the functionality they desire, Yahoo includes a number of styles their search box can be presented in:
Style 1 – Basic Web Search – this allows site visitors to query the web using Yahoo’s search abilities, much like they would if they visited search.yahoo.com
Style 2 – Web Search and Site Search – search either the site’s contents or Yahoo’s index with this function
Style 3 – Web Search (narrow) – same as the first style, but with a more narrow search box enclosure
Style 4 – Web Search and Site Search (narrow) – same as the second style, but with a narrow box enclosure
As you can see, each Yahoo Search box is presented with two formats, narrow and long, in order support the varying layouts used by site owners. Some sites feature a search box positioned banner style. The wider search box would be apt to fit your design, while the narrow search box is for those wanting to feature the search function in a side column or embedded within their content.
To feature Yahoo Search on your site, simply copy the corresponding format’s HTML and paste it within your site’s HTML. If you are featuring a Yahoo Search Box that searches your site as well as the web, remember to replace the text “YOUR SITE DOMAIN” with your site’s domain.
Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for Murdok. Visit Murdok for the latest search news.
