diff --git a/_includes/search_box.html b/_includes/search_box.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0549868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_includes/search_box.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<!--
+Sources:
+https://duckduckgo.com/search_box
+https://muffinresearch.co.uk/adding-a-duckduckgo-search-box-to-your-blog/
+-->
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
+        <form name="search" action="//duckduckgo.com/">
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <div class="input-group">
+                    <input type="search" class="form-control" placeholder="DuckDuckGo" name="q">
+                    <input type="hidden" value="swiftweekly.github.io" name="sites">
+                    <input type="hidden" value="1" name="kh">
+                    <input type="hidden" value="1" name="kn">
+                    <input type="hidden" value="1" name="kac">
+                    <input type="hidden" value="1" name="kc">
+                    <span class="input-group-btn"><button class="btn btn-default" type="submit">
+                        <i class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
+                    </span>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 6c436d23..196c8817 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -5,18 +5,24 @@
 
 <div>
 
-<div class="row">
+    <div class="row">
     <div class="col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2 col-md-6 col-md-offset-3">
         {% include hiatus.html %}
     </div>
-</div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="row">
+    <div class="col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
+        {% include search_box.html %}
+    </div>
+    </div>
 
-{% for post in site.posts %}
-<article class="post">
-    <h1 class="post-title text-center">
-        <a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
-        <small class="post-date">{{ post.date | date_to_string }}</small>
-    </h1>
-</article>
-{% endfor %}
+    {% for post in site.posts %}
+    <article class="post">
+        <h1 class="post-title text-center">
+            <a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
+            <small class="post-date">{{ post.date | date_to_string }}</small>
+        </h1>
+    </article>
+    {% endfor %}
 </div> <!-- post-list -->
diff --git a/search.html b/search.html
index 2760ab83..c3a9c1ec 100644
--- a/search.html
+++ b/search.html
@@ -3,79 +3,6 @@
 title: Search issues
 ---
 
-<style type="text/css">
-   /*
-   fix google custom search conflicts with bootstrap
-   solutions:
-   http://css-tricks.com/forums/topic/troubles-with-box-sizing-and-google-custom-search/
-   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21932819/google-cse-with-twitter-bootstrap-not-displaying-the-search-box-correctly
-   */
-   .cse:before, .cse:after {
-      -webkit-box-sizing: inherit;
-      -moz-box-sizing: inherit;
-      box-sizing: inherit;
-   }
+<h1 class="text-center">{{ page.title }}</h1>
 
-   input.gsc-input,
-   .gsc-input-box,
-   .gsc-input-box-hover,
-   .gsc-input-box-focus,
-   .gsc-search-button {
-      box-sizing: content-box;
-      line-height: normal;
-   }
-
-   /*
-   other hacks for google custom search (gcs)
-   */
-	.gcsc-branding,
-	.gsc-control-wrapper-cse,
-	.gsc-control-cse.gsc-control-cse-en {
-		background-color: #fff;
-		border-radius: 0.5em;
-		border-color: #d7d7d7;
-	}
-
-	a.gsst_a,
-	a.gcsc-branding-clickable {
-		text-decoration: none;
-		border-width: 0px;
-	}
-
-	#gs_cb50{
-		color: #f05138;
-	}
-
-	.gsc-webResult.gsc-result,
-	.gsc-webResult.gsc-result:hover {
-		background-color: #fff;
-		border-color: #fff;
-	}
-
-	.searchbox {
-		margin: 1rem 0rem 1rem 0rem;
-	}
-</style>
-
-<div class="searchbox">
-	<h1 class="text-center">{{ page.title }}</h1><br />
-	<script>
-		(function() {
-		var cx = '011538828544940938420:wtjft8gesai';
-		var gcse = document.createElement('script');
-		gcse.type = 'text/javascript';
-		gcse.async = true;
-		gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 'https:' : 'http:') +
-		'//cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=' + cx;
-		var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
-		s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s);
-		})();
-	</script>
-
-	<div class="row">
-		<div class="col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2">
-			<gcse:search></gcse:search>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-
-</div>
+{% include search_box.html %}