Google Plans to Replace Google Site Search with Custom Search Engine ( CSE )
Google plans to discontinue Google Site Search, a product it has sold to web publishers that wanted to apply the industry's leading search technology to their own sites.
Amila Rajapaksha is the CEO and Managing Director of Mobiz International (Pvt) Ltd, a web design and development company based in Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Since 2010 he has helped businesses across Sri Lanka and overseas launch fast, search-friendly websites and online stores — working hands-on with WordPress, Magento and custom Laravel builds, and the SEO that makes them rank.
| Google Site Search | Free CSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Search options | ||
| Search the entire web | ||
| Image-only search | ||
| Look and feel | ||
| Option to remove ads | ||
| Access to XML API for results | ||
| JSON API | Unlimited | Daily limit |
| Make money with AdSense | ||
| Option to remove Google branding | ||
| Administration | ||
| Transfer ownership | ||
| Share query quotas with a business group | ||
| Technical Support | ||
| Access to the support forum | ||
| Email support | ||
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