Add a sitewide search form??:!:

stevenlyons · Post by **stevenlyons** » Sat 10. Jul 2004, 23:57

Sorry for barraging you all with posts. You have been very helpful.

I want to put a search form in a template. I have searched the forums and I get a million results about this but with little relevant info.

Is search really only a Content Part? I don't understand the logic.
What if I want to put a search form in the left column of every page?
And how do I create the results page?

Thanks.

pepe · Post by **pepe** » Sun 11. Jul 2004, 00:32

Hi stevenlyons

Here is the solution:
Put the following code into your templates left col ( may be, {SPACER:5x1} = free space on the left side and "width:135px" = length of the field, need adaption)
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<form action="###search_input_action:3###" method="post">
{SPACER:5x1}<input name="###search_input_field###" type="text" size="10" maxlength="50" value="###search_input_value###" style="font-size:10px; width:135px;">
<input type="submit" value="search" style="font-size:10px;">
</form>

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The 3 is the ID of the article, where you must place in the content-part "search".

The structure-element, where you have put in this article, can be hidden in the structure-menu.

pepe

stevenlyons · Post by **stevenlyons** » Mon 12. Jul 2004, 23:30

Wow that works! Thanks Pepe.

stevenlyons · Post by **stevenlyons** » Tue 13. Jul 2004, 00:13

oops wait I spoke too soon. It only works on the page with the search content part (the ID:9 page). It does not work on any other pages, even though the form is visible on all pages. ???

I have created a search structure level and a search page with a search content part. Here's the code I am using for the search form:

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<form action="###search_input_action:9###" method="post">  
 <input name="###search_input_field###" type="text" size="11" maxlength="50" value="###search_input_value###" style="font-size:10px;"><input type="submit" value="search" style="font-size:10px;">  
 </form>

pepe · Post by **pepe** » Tue 13. Jul 2004, 10:18

Hi stevenlyons,

the used ID (9) must be the ID of the article not of the structure level. Please proof it

What's the URL of your growing site? I'm interesting in what you are working on

regards
pepe

stevenlyons · Post by **stevenlyons** » Tue 13. Jul 2004, 16:56

Thanks for your help, Pepe. I think I am already using the article ID, but just to make sure...exactly how do I find the article ID? Is it the ID that is shown in blue-grey in the content part summary (article page)?

Because I could not make it work, I have removed the search field from the template and now just have a link to the article that contains the search content part. You can see the early design here (nothing special--its a very simple site for a health watch-dog group):

Marin Health Fund

S.

pepe · Post by **pepe** » Tue 13. Jul 2004, 17:30

stevenlyons wrote:Thanks for your help, Pepe. I think I am already using the article ID, but just to make sure...exactly how do I find the article ID? Is it the ID that is shown in blue-grey in the content part summary (article page)?

Because I could not make it work, I have removed the search field from the template and now just have a link to the article that contains the search content part. You can see the early design here (nothing special--its a very simple site for a health watch-dog group):

Marin Health Fund

S.

You will find the article ID, if you are in the article center.
It's the ID, wich is shown in a little yellow window, if you are over the small RED crossed field, just before the articlename.

You will see the Text: article ID:xx then.

pepe

PS
Please proof, if there are unnecessary spacer in the used code

It might be possible, that that's the reason why... (It seems to be so)

stevenlyons · Post by **stevenlyons** » Tue 13. Jul 2004, 17:53

That's interesting. I am using a mac and none of my browsers (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firebird, Opera ) show this. They do show the hint windows for the other interface widgets (cut, delete, etc), but not for the red x icon to the left of the article title. Is there a way to extract the article ID from the URL?

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index.php?id=11,4,0,0,1,0

I am assuming it is the number 4 in this string?

pepe · Post by **pepe** » Tue 13. Jul 2004, 17:59

Ok, i think so. Must be the 4

stevenlyons · Post by **stevenlyons** » Tue 13. Jul 2004, 18:05

Yes it is the 4. It is now working. Thanks.

pepe · Post by **pepe** » Tue 13. Jul 2004, 18:12

Im a lucky man today

pepe

mikimoto · Post by **mikimoto** » Tue 3. Aug 2004, 11:32

Hello

I have created the search page and it works, but when i put the search tool in the template don't have the action in the form.

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<form action="" method="post">

My search page have ID 19 and i have this in the template

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<form action="###search_input_action:19###" method="post">

¿What's wrong?

Thanks