Projects A search tool for a site Google’s own search couldn’t handle
A search tool for a site Google’s own search couldn’t handle
Search across school memorial pages hosted on their own subdomains, built with Google’s Custom Search API.
- How long
- 2022
- My role
- Software architechtureDevelopment, QA, Support
- Kind of project
- New systemSmall project
The problem.
The client’s website hosted a school page on its own subdomain for each school, and needed visitors to search by school name across those subdomains only. The site’s existing search couldn’t do that.
What I did.
I built a search tool in React, packaged as a WordPress plugin, using Google’s Custom Search JSON API. It searches only the domains and keywords specified, and a result click takes the visitor straight to that school’s page.
What they got.
A working, scoped search that finds the right school page, styled to match the existing site.
Screens from the build.
For your technical person
Frontend built in React, packaged as a WordPress plugin. Uses Google’s Custom Search JSON API, configured to search only specified domains and keywords, with the response data shaped to return only what’s needed for display. 2022.
Related work.
The service behind this project
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