UW-Madison Google Workspace - Create an ad-free Programmable Search Engine
Google Programmable Search Engine (PSE) lets you include a search engine in your UW-Madison WordPress site to help your visitors find the information they're looking for. Learn how to remove ads from your search engine below.
Create a new Programmable Search Engine
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Go to https://programmablesearchengine.google.com and select Get Started located on the top right corner.
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Enter your netid@wisc.edu email address and select Next.
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Enter your netid credentials when prompted.
- (Optional) If presented with multiple accounts, select the preferred account.
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Follow the steps provided by Google for creating a Programmable Search Engine using the Control Panel.
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Assign the Google admin account, gsteam-pse_admin.wiscmail@wisc.edu, as an owner to be offered the option to disable ads in 1 business day.
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Note: If the Google admin account is not assigned the owner role, the option to disable ads will not be available.
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Done.
Remove ads from an existing Programmable Search Engine
If you already created a Programmable Search Engine using your UW-Madison Google account and would like to remove ads, please follow the steps below:
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Add the Google Admin account, gsteam-pse_admin.wiscmail@wisc.edu, as an owner to your search engine.
- Note: If the Google admin account is not assigned the owner role, the option to disable ads will not be available.
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Wait 1 business day.
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(Optional) Remove the Google Admin account.