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How to use Google Custom Search on https to avoid non secure content prompt?

Is there a way to get the script for search results from an HTTPS site instead of http://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js

I am using the custom google business search on a HTTPS site. When search is submitted web browser shows warning:

"This page contains both secure and nonsecure items"

I tried to modify the source to be https://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js but that doesn't work. Still JavaScript returned from that link connects to http links instead of https links.

Does anybody knows how to fix this ?

Solution

  • A hack that works for me is to provide a modified version of the script

    https://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js

    on another server, say:

    https://www.myserver.com/show_afs_search.js

    Just copy the original scripts source code and replace 'http' with 'https' in the script (one occurrence). Of course that might stop working anytime if Google changes something.