Embedding Google Custom Search Engine: Return Results on Search.php

Hello there,

I’m trying to embed Google’s custom search engine (CSE) on my WordPress site…even better, swap out the WordPress search box with the Google search element. I am able to embed Google’s form code successfully in my sidebar.php code and somewhat successfully in my searchform.php file, but I want the search results to display in the body of my website…not a target=”blank” solution…or the <div> code that Google gives you to place in your HTML. I guess the functionality that I’m after is exactly like what you already see with a WordPress search, I just don’t want WordPress results.

I don’t know enough about PHP to solve my own problems at this point.

Here is the code from Google, which has been modified a little:

<form id=”searchform” action=”http://www.google.com/cse”&gt;
<label for=”s” class=”assistive-text”><?php _e( ‘Search’, ‘twentyeleven’ ); ?></label>
<input type=”hidden” name=”cx” value=”partner-pub-xxxx” />
<input type=”hidden” name=”ie” value=”UTF-8″ />
<input type=”text” class=”field” name=”q” id=”s” placeholder=”<?php esc_attr_e( ‘Search’, ‘twentyeleven’ ); ?>” />
<input type=”submit” class=”submit” name=”sa” id=”searchsubmit” value=”<?php esc_attr_e( ‘Search’, ‘twentyeleven’ ); ?>” />
</form>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=searchform&lang=en”></script&gt;

I think this (action=”http://www.google.com/cse&#8221;) needs to be specific to my search.php code, but I don’t understand what this (action=”<?php echo esc_url( home_url( ‘/’ ) ); ?>”) is doing…and maybe method=”get” needs to go back in there.

Thanks for your help.