I had to manually add a Google Search Box to Gmail today. Anyone know why Google would remove the Gmail search web box? very silly if you ask me.
See below on how to do it.
First in Gmail Labs enable "Add any gadget by URL" & "Navbar drag and drop" Hit Save. Then go to settings and you’ll see a tab for Gadgets. Go to Gadgets and add the url below.
right click on the link below and save the url. Then paste it in Gmail as noted above.
http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/107950459797439355026/Google_Search_Box_Gmail.xml
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