How to Add a Search Box to Zoho Sites

How Can You Add a Search Box to Zoho Sites?

No, Zoho Sites still doesn't include a native, built-in search box for searching within your own website's content, even following the launch of Zoho Sites 2.0. This remains a commonly raised request in Zoho's community without a native solution.

The Workaround: Third-Party Search Widgets

Since there's no built-in option, the established approach is to embed a third-party search widget using Zoho Sites' Code Snippet element.

  1. Choose a search widget. Several free and paid third-party widgets exist that power search using Google's own search engine restricted to your domain, meaning it indexes and searches only your site's content rather than the wider web.
  2. Get the embed code. Most of these widgets provide a short snippet of code, sometimes as little as a single line, to activate the search functionality.
  3. Add it to your site. In the Zoho Sites editor, add a Code Snippet element wherever you want the search box to appear, and paste the widget's embed code into it.

What to Look For in a Widget

Options vary in their display style, some offer an always-visible search bar, others a floating button that opens a search overlay when clicked, and in how results are presented, such as inline on the page versus a popup. Choose based on how much visual space you want the search feature to take up and how it fits your site's design.

Need help? 1 Cloud Consultants can help you choose and embed a search widget that fits your Zoho Sites design. Book a discovery call with 1 Cloud Consultants.