diff --git a/assets/js/search-google.js b/assets/js/search-google.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2589c46b8f93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/search-google.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 Google LLC
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+(function ($) {
+  "use strict";
+
+  var Search = {
+    init: function () {
+      $(document).ready(function () {
+        // Fill the search input form with the current search keywords
+        const searchKeywords = new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('q');
+        if (searchKeywords !== null && searchKeywords !== '') {
+          const searchInput = document.querySelector('.td-search-input');
+          searchInput.focus();
+          searchInput.value = searchKeywords;
+        }
+
+        // Set a keydown event
+        $(document).on("keypress", ".td-search-input", function (e) {
+          if (e.keyCode !== 13) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          var query = $(this).val();
+          var searchPage = $(this).closest('form').data('search-page') + "?q=" + query;
+          document.location = searchPage;
+
+          return false;
+        });
+      });
+    },
+  };
+
+  Search.init();
+})(jQuery);
diff --git a/assets/js/search.js b/assets/js/search.js
index d786cef0f0ddb..e3780991739d4 100644
--- a/assets/js/search.js
+++ b/assets/js/search.js
@@ -1,45 +1,108 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2018 Google LLC
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-(function ($) {
-  "use strict";
-
-  var Search = {
-    init: function () {
-      $(document).ready(function () {
-        // Fill the search input form with the current search keywords
-        const searchKeywords = new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('q');
-        if (searchKeywords !== null && searchKeywords !== '') {
-          const searchInput = document.querySelector('.td-search-input');
-          searchInput.focus();
-          searchInput.value = searchKeywords;
-        }
+    document.querySelector('html').classList.add('search');
+
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+      let searchTerm = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('q');
+      let fetchingElem = document.getElementById('bing-results-container');
 
-        // Set a keydown event
-        $(document).on("keypress", ".td-search-input", function (e) {
-          if (e.keyCode !== 13) {
-            return;
-          }
+      if (!searchTerm) {
+        if (fetchingElem) fetchingElem.style.display = 'none';
+      }
+    });
 
-          var query = $(this).val();
-          var searchPage = $(this).data('search-page') + "?q=" + query;
-          document.location = searchPage;
+    window.renderGoogleSearchResults = () => {
+        var cx = '013288817511911618469:elfqqbqldzg';
+        var gcse = document.createElement('script');
+        gcse.type = 'text/javascript';
+        gcse.async = true;
+        gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=' + cx;
+        var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
+        s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s);
+    }
+
+    window.renderPageFindSearchResults = () => {
+        let urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+        let searchTerm = urlParams.get("q") || "";
+        let sidebarSearch = document.querySelector('.td-sidebar__search');
+        if (sidebarSearch) {
+            sidebarSearch.remove();
+        }
+        document.getElementById('search').style.display = 'block';
+        pagefind = new PagefindUI({ element: "#search", showImages: false });
+        if (searchTerm) {
+            pagefind.triggerSearch(searchTerm);
+        }
 
-          return false;
+        document.querySelector("#search input").addEventListener("input", function() {
+            var inputValue = this.value;
+            var queryStringVar = "q";
+            updateQueryString(queryStringVar, inputValue);
         });
-      });
-    },
-  };
+    }
+
+	function updateQueryString(key, value) {
+		var baseUrl = window.location.href.split("?")[0];
+		var queryString = window.location.search.slice(1);
+		var urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString);
+
+		if (urlParams.has(key)) {
+			urlParams.set(key, value);
+		} else {
+			urlParams.append(key, value);
+		}
+
+		var newUrl = baseUrl + "?" + urlParams.toString();
+		// Update the browser history (optional)
+        history.replaceState(null, '', newUrl);
+	}
+
+    // China Verification.
+    var path = "path=/;"
+    d = new Date()
+    d.setTime(d.getTime() + (7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000))
+    expires = "expires=" + d.toUTCString()
+
+    function getCookie(name) {
+        var value = "; " + document.cookie;
+        var parts = value.split("; " + name + "=");
+        if (parts.length == 2) return parts.pop().split(";").shift();
+        else return "";
+    }
+
+    async function checkBlockedSite(url) {
+        const controller = new AbortController();
+        const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+          controller.abort();
+        }, 5000); // Timeout set to 5000ms (5 seconds)
+      
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'HEAD', mode: 'no-cors', signal: controller.signal });
+            // If we reach this point, the site is accessible (since mode: 'no-cors' doesn't allow us to check response.ok)
+            clearTimeout(timeout);
+            return false;
+        } catch (error) {
+            // If an error occurs, it's likely the site is blocked
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function loadSearch() {
+        if (getCookie("can_google") === "") {
+            const isGoogleBlocked = await checkBlockedSite("https://www.google.com/favicon.ico");
+            if ( isGoogleBlocked ) {
+                // Google is blocked.
+                document.cookie = "can_google=false;" + path + expires
+                window.renderPageFindSearchResults()
+            } else {
+                // Google is not blocked.
+                document.cookie = "can_google=true;" + path + expires
+                window.renderGoogleSearchResults()
+            }
+        } else if (getCookie("can_google") == "false") {
+            window.renderPageFindSearchResults()
+        } else {
+            window.renderGoogleSearchResults()
+        }
+    }
+
+    window.onload = loadSearch;
 
-  Search.init();
-})(jQuery);
diff --git a/assets/scss/_custom.scss b/assets/scss/_custom.scss
index ac7737dfd481b..73d6fd6827a73 100644
--- a/assets/scss/_custom.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/_custom.scss
@@ -115,6 +115,23 @@ body.td-home main[role="main"] > section:first-of-type .content p:first-child {
   margin-bottom: 1.5em;
 }
 
+// Style search on main (landing) page
+body.td-home section.k8s-search {
+  margin-left: 0;
+  margin-right: 0;
+  padding: 3rem;
+  padding-left: calc(max(2rem, (100vw - 44rem) / 2));
+  padding-right: calc(max(2rem, (100vw - 44rem) / 2));
+
+  .search-bar {
+    // center align, allocate space
+
+    form input.search-input.td-search-input {
+      max-width: initial;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 #desktopShowVideoButton {
   border: none
 }
@@ -289,11 +306,41 @@ body.td-404 main .error-details {
   }
 }
 
-input[type="search"]{
+input[type="search"] {
   -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
   width: 100%;
 }
 
+nav .search-bar {
+  &:has(input:focus) {
+    outline: 0.05rem solid $primary;
+  }
+  min-height: calc(max(2em, 2rem));
+  > form {
+    vertical-align: middle;
+
+  }
+}
+.search-bar {
+  padding-left: 0.75em;
+
+  input.search-input:focus {
+    outline: none;
+  }
+}
+
+// suppress search / magnifying glass icon on main page
+.k8s-search .search-bar i.fa {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.search-bar form input.search-input.td-search-input {
+  max-width: 90%;
+  background: transparent;
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding: 1px;
+}
+
 .flip-nav .search-item {
   .td-search-input, .search-bar {
     background-color: $medium-grey;
@@ -306,9 +353,9 @@ input[type="search"]{
   }
 }
 
-@media only screen and (max-width: 1500px) {
+@media only screen and (max-width: 1400px) {
   header nav .search-item {
-    display: none;
+    display: none !important;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1475,7 +1522,7 @@ body.cid-code-of-conduct main {
 }
 
 .td-sidebar__inner {
-  form.td-sidebar__search {
+  div.td-sidebar__search {
 
     .td-sidebar__toggle {
       &:hover {
@@ -1485,6 +1532,10 @@ body.cid-code-of-conduct main {
       color: $primary;
       margin: 1rem;
     }
+
+    .search-bar form > input {
+      padding-left: 1.5em;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -1848,16 +1899,11 @@ div.alert > em.javascript-required {
 }
 
 
-// Adjust Search-bar search-icon
 .search-bar {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
   background-color: #fff;
   border: 1px solid #4c4c4c;
   border-radius: 20px;
   vertical-align: middle;
-  flex-grow: 1;
-  overflow-x: hidden;
   width: auto;
 
   &:focus-within {
@@ -1866,16 +1912,10 @@ div.alert > em.javascript-required {
   }
 }
 
-.search-bar i.search-icon {
-  padding: .5em .5em .5em .75em;
-  opacity: .75;
-}
-
-.search-input {
+input.search-input {
   flex: 1;
   border: none;
   outline: none;
-  padding: .5em 0 .5em 0;
 }
 
 // PageFind Styles
@@ -1932,9 +1972,14 @@ div.alert > em.javascript-required {
   font-size: 1.15rem;
 }
 
-body.td-search #search {
-  margin-top: 1rem;
-  margin-bottom: 3rem;
+body.td-search {
+  section.td-search-query {
+    padding: 3rem;
+  }
+  #search {
+    margin-top: 1rem;
+    margin-bottom: 3rem;
+  }
 }
 
 /* CSS for 'figure' full-screen display */
@@ -2025,4 +2070,4 @@ section.k8s-birthday-override:has(div.k8s-birthday-override.revert-to-previous i
     @extend .table;
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/hugo.toml b/hugo.toml
index e95a6b2fce854..dcb3f8ada5b1d 100644
--- a/hugo.toml
+++ b/hugo.toml
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ githubWebsiteRaw = "raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/website"
 # GitHub repository link for editing a page and opening issues.
 github_repo = "https://github.com/kubernetes/website"
 
-# Searching
-k8s_search = true
-
 # The following search parameters are specific to Docsy's implementation. Kubernetes implementes its own search-related partials and scripts.
 
 # Google Custom Search Engine ID. Remove or comment out to disable search.
@@ -208,6 +205,8 @@ url = "https://v1-28.docs.kubernetes.io"
 
 # User interface configuration
 [params.ui]
+# Searching (eg via Google / Bing). Customized from Docsy's usual search.
+search = true
 # Enable to show the side bar menu in its compact state.
 sidebar_menu_compact = false
 # Show this many levels in compact mode
@@ -224,6 +223,8 @@ sidebar_search_disable = false
 navbar_logo = true
 # Set to true to disable the About link in the site footer
 footer_about_disable = false
+# Enable searching from the top nav bar
+top_nav_bar_search = true
 
 # Adds a H2 section titled "Feedback" to the bottom of each doc. The responses are sent to Google Analytics as events.
 # This feature depends on [services.googleAnalytics] and will be disabled if "services.googleAnalytics.id" is not set.
diff --git a/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index 4a82539d1074e..fd7203117b4d6 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ <h1>{{ block "hero-title" . }}{{ .Params.bigheader | default .Title }}{{ end }}<
       </main>
     </div>
     {{ partialCached "footer.html" . }}
-    {{ partialCached "scripts.html" . }}
+    {{ partial "scripts.html" . }}
   </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/_default/search.html b/layouts/_default/search.html
index b84fd73666b18..7239be4916365 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/search.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/search.html
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html lang="{{ .Site.Language.Lang }}" class="{{.Params.class}} no-js">
-  <head>
+  <head{{- if hugo.IsProduction}} class="live-site"{{- end -}}>
     {{ partial "head.html" . }}
+    {{ partial "css.html" . }}
+  </head>
   </head>
   <body class="td-search {{- if ne (lower .Params.cid) "" -}}{{- printf " cid-%s" (lower .Params.cid) -}}{{- end -}}">
     <header>
@@ -12,43 +14,26 @@
       {{ block "hero" . }}
         <section class="header-hero filler">
         </section>
-         {{ block "hero-more" . }}{{ end }}
+        {{ block "hero-more" . }}{{ end }}
       {{ end }}
     </header>
     <div class="td-outer">
       <main role="main" class="td-main">
-        <section class="row td-search-result">
+        <section class="row td-search-query">
           <div class="col-12 col-md-4 offset-md-2">
-            <form class="td-sidebar__search d-flex align-items-center">
-              {{ partial "search-input.html" . }}
-            </form>
+            {{- partial "search-form.html" . }}
           </div>
+        </section>
+        <section class="row td-search-result">
           <div class="col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2">
-          {{ if .Site.Params.gcs_engine_id }}
-          <script>
-            (function() {
-            var cx = '{{ . }}';
-            var gcse = document.createElement('script');
-            gcse.type = 'text/javascript';
-            gcse.async = true;
-            gcse.src = 'https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=' + cx;
-            var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
-            s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s);
-            })();
-          </script>
-          <gcse:searchresults-only></gcse:searchresults-only>
-          {{ else if .Site.Params.k8s_search }}
-          <script src="{{ "js/search.js" | relURL }}"></script>
-          <script src="/pagefind/pagefind-ui.js"></script>
           <gcse:searchresults-only linktarget="_parent">
             <div id="search" style="display:none"></div>
           </gcse:searchresults-only>
-          {{ end }}
           </div>
         </section>
       </main>
     </div>
-    {{ partial "footer.html" . }}
-    {{ partialCached "scripts.html" . }}
+    {{ partialCached "footer.html" . }}
+    {{ partial "scripts.html" . }}
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/blog-sidebar.html b/layouts/partials/blog-sidebar.html
index e769eca1e02b0..684a5b3c4c3ab 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/blog-sidebar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/blog-sidebar.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{/* The blog nav organizes posts grouped by year, which represents a customized version of the
+{{/* The blog nav organizes posts grouped by year, which represents a customized version of the 
 sidebar-tree in use elsewhere on the site. */}}
 
 {{/* We cache this partial for bigger sites and set the active class client side. */}}
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 <div id="td-sidebar-menu" class="td-sidebar__inner{{ if $shouldDelayActive }} d-none{{ end }}">
 
-  <form class="td-sidebar__search d-flex align-items-center">
-    {{ partial "search-input.html" . }}
-    <button class="btn btn-link td-sidebar__toggle d-md-none p-0 ml-3 fa-solid fa-bars" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#td-section-nav" aria-controls="td-docs-nav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle section navigation">
+  <div class="td-sidebar__search d-flex align-items-center">
+    {{- partial "search-form.html" . }}
+    <button class="btn btn-link td-sidebar__toggle d-md-none p-0 ml-3 fs-solid fa-bars" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#td-section-nav" aria-controls="td-docs-nav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle section navigation">
     </button>
-  </form>
+  </div>
 
   <nav class="collapse td-sidebar-nav pt-2 pl-4" id="td-section-nav">
     <!-- {{ if  (gt (len .Site.Home.Translations) 0) }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/hooks/body-end.html b/layouts/partials/hooks/body-end.html
index 22cb96592687c..a693dbabd8db9 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/hooks/body-end.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/hooks/body-end.html
@@ -57,3 +57,10 @@
 </script>
 
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{- if eq .Layout "search" -}}
+{{- $searchJs := resources.Get "js/search.js" | minify | fingerprint -}}
+<script src="{{ $searchJs.RelPermalink }}" integrity="{{ $searchJs.Data.Integrity }}" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+{{- $googleSearchJs := resources.Get "js/search-google.js" -}}
+<script src="{{ $googleSearchJs.RelPermalink }}"></script>
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/navbar.html b/layouts/partials/navbar.html
index 48edf64be91be..dbfca9bfa47b5 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/navbar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/navbar.html
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@
 				{{ partial "navbar-lang-selector.html" . }}
 			</li>
 			{{ end }}
-			<li class="search-item nav-item mr-n4 mr-lg-0">
-				{{ partial "search-input.html" . }}
+			{{- if .Site.Params.ui.top_nav_bar_search -}}
+			<li class="search-item nav-item mr-n4 mr-lg-0 d-none d-lg-block">
+				{{- partial "search-form.html" . }}
 			</li>
+			{{ end }}
 		</ul>
 	</div>
 	<button id="hamburger" onclick="kub.toggleMenu()" data-auto-burger-exclude><div></div></button>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/search-form.html b/layouts/partials/search-form.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c54e54a36e5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/search-form.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{{- $lang := .Site.Language.Lang -}}
+{{- $searchFile := printf "content/%s/search.md" $lang -}}
+<div class="search-bar">
+  <form
+   {{- if fileExists $searchFile }}
+     action="{{ "search/" | relLangURL  }}"
+     data-search-page="{{ "search/" | relLangURL  }}"
+   {{- else }}
+     action="{{ "search/" | relURL }}"
+     data-search-page="{{ "search/" | relURL }}"
+   {{- end }}
+    method="get">
+  {{- partial "search-input.html" . }}
+  </form>
+</div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/search-input.html b/layouts/partials/search-input.html
index 9c11fff2ce95b..1aa9e90a93172 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/search-input.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/search-input.html
@@ -1,45 +1,2 @@
-{{ if or .Site.Params.gcs_engine_id .Site.Params.algolia_docsearch }}
-<div class="search-bar">
-  <i class="search-icon fa-solid fa-search"></i>
-  <input
-    type="search"
-    class="search-input td-search-input"
-    placeholder="{{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}"
-    aria-label="{{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}"
-    autocomplete="off"
-  >
-</div>
-{{ else if .Site.Params.offlineSearch }}
-<div class="search-bar" id="search-nav-container">
-  <i class="search-icon fa-solid fa-search"></i>
-  <input
-    type="search"
-    class="search-input td-search-input"
-    id="search-input"
-    placeholder="{{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}"
-    aria-label="{{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}"
-    autocomplete="off"
-  >
-</div>
-{{ else if .Site.Params.k8s_search }}
-
-{{ $lang := .Site.Language.Lang }}
-{{ $searchFile := printf "content/%s/search.md" $lang }}
-
-<div class="search-bar">
-  <i class="search-icon fa-solid fa-search"></i>
-  <input
-    type="search"
-    name="q"
-    {{ if fileExists $searchFile }}
-      data-search-page="{{ "search/" | relLangURL  }}"
-    {{ else }}
-      data-search-page="{{ "search/" | relURL }}"
-    {{ end }}
-    class="search-input td-search-input"
-    placeholder="{{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}"
-    aria-label="{{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}"
-    autocomplete="off"
-  >
-</div>
-{{ end }}
+<i class="search-icon fa fa-solid fa-search"></i>
+<input name="search-input" type="search" pattern=".+" class="form-control td-search-input search-input" placeholder="{{ T "ui_search_placeholder" }}" aria-label="{{ T "ui_search" }}" autocomplete="off">
diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar-tree.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar-tree.html
index 26a699f1b939c..56bc8b2fdd6fe 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar-tree.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar-tree.html
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 {{ $shouldDelayActive := true }}
 <div id="td-sidebar-menu" class="td-sidebar__inner{{ if $shouldDelayActive }} d-none{{ end }}">
   {{ if not .Site.Params.ui.sidebar_search_disable -}}
-  <form class="td-sidebar__search d-flex align-items-center">
-    {{ partial "search-input.html" . }}
+  <div class="td-sidebar__search d-flex align-items-center">
+    {{ partial "search-form.html" . }}
     <button class="btn btn-link td-sidebar__toggle d-md-none p-0 ml-3 fa-solid fa-bars" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#td-section-nav" aria-controls="td-docs-nav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="{{ T "sidebar_toggle_nav" }}">
     </button>
-  </form>
+  </div>
   {{ else -}}
   <div id="content-mobile">
-  <form class="td-sidebar__search d-flex align-items-center">
-    {{ partial "search-input.html" . }}
+  <div class="td-sidebar__search d-flex align-items-center">
+    {{ partial "search-form.html" . }}
     <button class="btn btn-link td-sidebar__toggle d-md-none p-0 ml-3 fa-solid fa-bars" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#td-section-nav" aria-controls="td-docs-nav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="{{ T "sidebar_toggle_nav" }}">
     </button>
-  </form>
+  </div>
   </div>
   <div id="content-desktop"></div>
   {{ end -}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/site-searchbar.html b/layouts/shortcodes/site-searchbar.html
index 4431089fa3d9c..3e922d2d65787 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/site-searchbar.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/site-searchbar.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6 mx-auto py-3">
-{{partial "search-input" .}}
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+<section class="k8s-search">
+{{- partial "search-form.html" . }}
+</section>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/js/search.js b/static/js/search.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e3780991739d4..0000000000000
--- a/static/js/search.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-    document.querySelector('html').classList.add('search');
-
-    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
-      let searchTerm = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('q');
-      let fetchingElem = document.getElementById('bing-results-container');
-
-      if (!searchTerm) {
-        if (fetchingElem) fetchingElem.style.display = 'none';
-      }
-    });
-
-    window.renderGoogleSearchResults = () => {
-        var cx = '013288817511911618469:elfqqbqldzg';
-        var gcse = document.createElement('script');
-        gcse.type = 'text/javascript';
-        gcse.async = true;
-        gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=' + cx;
-        var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
-        s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s);
-    }
-
-    window.renderPageFindSearchResults = () => {
-        let urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-        let searchTerm = urlParams.get("q") || "";
-        let sidebarSearch = document.querySelector('.td-sidebar__search');
-        if (sidebarSearch) {
-            sidebarSearch.remove();
-        }
-        document.getElementById('search').style.display = 'block';
-        pagefind = new PagefindUI({ element: "#search", showImages: false });
-        if (searchTerm) {
-            pagefind.triggerSearch(searchTerm);
-        }
-
-        document.querySelector("#search input").addEventListener("input", function() {
-            var inputValue = this.value;
-            var queryStringVar = "q";
-            updateQueryString(queryStringVar, inputValue);
-        });
-    }
-
-	function updateQueryString(key, value) {
-		var baseUrl = window.location.href.split("?")[0];
-		var queryString = window.location.search.slice(1);
-		var urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString);
-
-		if (urlParams.has(key)) {
-			urlParams.set(key, value);
-		} else {
-			urlParams.append(key, value);
-		}
-
-		var newUrl = baseUrl + "?" + urlParams.toString();
-		// Update the browser history (optional)
-        history.replaceState(null, '', newUrl);
-	}
-
-    // China Verification.
-    var path = "path=/;"
-    d = new Date()
-    d.setTime(d.getTime() + (7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000))
-    expires = "expires=" + d.toUTCString()
-
-    function getCookie(name) {
-        var value = "; " + document.cookie;
-        var parts = value.split("; " + name + "=");
-        if (parts.length == 2) return parts.pop().split(";").shift();
-        else return "";
-    }
-
-    async function checkBlockedSite(url) {
-        const controller = new AbortController();
-        const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-          controller.abort();
-        }, 5000); // Timeout set to 5000ms (5 seconds)
-      
-        try {
-            const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'HEAD', mode: 'no-cors', signal: controller.signal });
-            // If we reach this point, the site is accessible (since mode: 'no-cors' doesn't allow us to check response.ok)
-            clearTimeout(timeout);
-            return false;
-        } catch (error) {
-            // If an error occurs, it's likely the site is blocked
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    async function loadSearch() {
-        if (getCookie("can_google") === "") {
-            const isGoogleBlocked = await checkBlockedSite("https://www.google.com/favicon.ico");
-            if ( isGoogleBlocked ) {
-                // Google is blocked.
-                document.cookie = "can_google=false;" + path + expires
-                window.renderPageFindSearchResults()
-            } else {
-                // Google is not blocked.
-                document.cookie = "can_google=true;" + path + expires
-                window.renderGoogleSearchResults()
-            }
-        } else if (getCookie("can_google") == "false") {
-            window.renderPageFindSearchResults()
-        } else {
-            window.renderGoogleSearchResults()
-        }
-    }
-
-    window.onload = loadSearch;
-