Can we rebuild it?

Can we rebuild Search the current site?

Build a Chrome extension like Search the current site — a Search the current site alternative you own.

If you want to build your own Search the current site, you can do it in minutes with a simple Chrome extension. It serves as a lightweight alternative that extracts the active tab's domain and formats a custom search query without relying on third-party code.

The listing record

What Search the current site does

Search any site you're on by the simple click of a button. The search is done not only on the 1 page you are viewing as [Ctrl]+[F] does but instead Google is used to "site search" within ALL pages of the site. How to customize: Right-click the "Search this site" button, then click "Options". See second screenshot above for what options are available. If you find the extension useful, you can leave me a tip if you want: ko-fi.com/tschmidbauer ________________________________ Want the same functionality for searching websites in Firefox? Install the "Site Searcher" add-on from

What the store says

★ 4.5 from 330 ratings · 100K users

Pulled live from the Chrome Web Store listing at analysis time.

Can PlugThis rebuild Search the current site?

Why build your own Search the current site alternative

• Switch between multiple search engines like DuckDuckGo, Brave, or Kagi
• Add custom hotkeys and context menu triggers directly
• Zero analytics, telemetry, or donation nagging
• Auto-strip subdomains or search specific sub-paths dynamically

What it costs vs what you'd save

The starter prompt

Build a Chrome extension called Site Searcher that lets me search the current website using Google or another search engine. When clicked, open a small popup input where I can type a query, or if text is selected, auto-fill it. Submitting should open a new tab searching 'site:[current-domain] [query]'. Include an options page to change the default search provider.

Features you could add that Search the current site doesn't have

Because you own the code, these are a follow-up prompt away — tap one to add it to the prompt above.

• Multi-Engine Selector — Choose which search provider to query via a quick popup dropdown or dedicated hotkeys.
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• Sub-path Scoping — Allow searching within specific directory paths of large documentation sites rather than the entire domain.
  + add to prompt
• Context Menu Integration — Highlight any text on a webpage and right-click to instantly run a site-scoped search for that exact phrase.
  + add to prompt

Questions about rebuilding Search the current site

How to build it yourself

1. 1
   Open PlugThis and start a new build

   Head to PlugThis and start a new Chrome extension. You're describing a Search the current site alternative you'll own outright — no store subscription.

2. 2
   Paste the starter prompt

   Paste the starter prompt above. PlugThis expands it into a full Manifest V3 extension — popup, content scripts, and service worker included.

3. 3
   Review, tweak, and load it

   Review the generated code, ask for tweaks in plain English, then download and load the unpacked extension in Chrome to try it.

4. 4
   Publish it (optional)

   When you're happy, publish your Search the current site alternative to the Chrome Web Store — or just keep it as a private tool for yourself.

More teardowns

We run the same teardown on any Chrome extension — what it does, whether a self-built alternative holds up, and the prompt to make one. Tear down another extension, or see the extensions we've actually rebuilt and filmed — real build times, real prompts, real recordings.