Create and manage Custom Search Engines from within Webmaster Tools
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Custom Search Engines
(CSEs) enable you to create Google-powered customized search experiences for your sites. You can
search over one or more sites, customize the look and feel to match your site, and even make
money with
AdSense for Search.
Now it's even easier to get started directly from
Webmaster Tools.
If you've never created a CSE, just click on the "Custom Search" link in the Labs section and
we'll automatically create a default CSE that searches just your site. You can do some basic
configuring or immediately get the code snippet to add your new CSE to your site. You can always
continue on to the full CSE control panel for more advanced settings.
Once you've created your CSE (or if you already had one), clicking the "Custom Search" link in
Labs will allow you to manage your CSEs without leaving Webmaster Tools.
We hope these new features make it easier for you to help users search your site. If you have any
questions, please post them in our
Webmaster Help Forum
or the
Custom Search Help Forum.
Posted by
Sharon Xiao,
Software Engineering Intern, and Ying Huang, Software Engineer
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],[],[[["Google Custom Search Engines (CSEs) let you create tailored search experiences for your websites, with options for customization and monetization through AdSense."],["Webmaster Tools now offers a streamlined process for creating and managing CSEs, including a default CSE for your site with basic configuration options."],["Existing CSE users can manage their search engines directly within Webmaster Tools through the \"Custom Search\" link in the Labs section."],["For further customization and advanced settings, users can access the full CSE control panel."]]],[]]
