working search box in Blogger

This has been a recurring problem for awhile. There's a Search gadget that never seems to work in Blogger, so here's a better option from here:

<form action="/search" method="get"> <input name="q" size="15" type="text"/><input value="Search" type="submit"/></form>

One of the great things about this gadget is that it essentially makes use of the same search that's at the upper left hand corner of Blogger-- just in a little more convenient place for readers. Do the following to use the above as your search box.

1. go to layout, click on: "add a gadget"
2. scroll down to the "html/javascript" gadget
3. click "add to blog"
4. copy and paste these codes into the box
5. don't forget to give it a title such as "search this blog" 
6. save it-- you can now move this gadget anywhere you'd like on search page

The other option is to use Blogger's updated search gadget that sometimes works.