Overview
 Search Form
   Create a Form 
   Link to Servers 
 
 Output Format 
 Advanced Integration 
 Search Options 
 Indexing Options 
 Activity Reports 
 Troubleshooting 
 FAQs

 
   A search form connects your website to the Blossom search servers. You have complete control over the appearance of the search form and you can have different forms for different parts of your site.

Create a Search Form

At a minimum the form should have a text field and a button. Here is a simple form and the HTML to generate it:
Enter word or phrase to search for:   
<form method="get" action="https://searchBlossom.com/query/ID">
	Enter word or phrase to search for:
	<input type="text" name="key">
	<input type="submit" value="Search"><br>
</form>

Link the Form to the Search Servers

Each Blossom search index is identified by a unique ID. (You received the ID in the confirmation message telling you that your index was ready.) The ID should be placed at the end of each URL you use to access the search server. For example, if your index has the ID 1001, your search form should look like: 
<form method="get" action="https://searchBlossom.com/query/1001">
	Enter word or phrase to search for:
	<input type="text" name="key">
	<input type="submit" value="Search"><br>
</form>