B7 ‐ Add Google Search to CList

Google Search supports the following functions to CList:

s - search

Note that there is a short free trial, then it's a paid service. CList does not require Google Search in order to function, it's just nice to have.

How to set up

1. Create a 'project' in Google Cloud

• Create a Google account: https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier

• Register for a Google Cloud account (click 'Get started for free'): https://cloud.google.com/

• Note: you will have to provide credit card info. If that's not for you, CList works find without Google search

• This will create a project called 'My First Project'

2. Set up Google Custom Search Engine

   • General instructions: https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/introduction

   • Create a custom search engine here: https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/controlpanel/create

     -- Name your search engine, eg. 'CList' -- Select specific web site or entire web (your choice) -- Select image search and (optionally) safe search -- Click create. Take note of the URL: eg. https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=71fed77c41b3c4db6

3. Create a Google Search API key

   • Optional: Create a Project at https://developers.google.com/workspace/guides/create-project

   • Go to your search engine page: https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/controlpanel/all

   • Click on its name (eg. 'Clist')

   • If you click on 'Get code' you can see your URL again: eg. https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=71fed77c41b3c4db6

   • Take note of the search engine ID, eg. 9fffff74f12d944fe

4. Create Google Search Account on CList

   • in the left pane, click 'Accounts'

   • enter the following into the form:

     -- instance type: select 'Search' -- title: your name for this account (eg. 'Google Search') -- engine: the url for this account (eg. 'https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=71fed77c41b3c4db6') -- permissions: 's' -- key: the search engine ID

   • Click 'Add Account'