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[BCSE]

I know a lot of you need to have links to search results (like the old x-cart versions could). Now you can with this very simple mod!

In search.php (in your main X-cart directory, not in the include folder!) Find the following code:

x_session_register("search_data");

Insert this code AFTER the code you found above:

# BCSE begin
if($search)
{
        $search_data['products']['substring']=$search;
        $mode="search";
}
# BCSE end

To use this mod just point your browser to urls like this:
http://yourdomain.com/search.php?search=SEARCHQUERYHERE

If you need spaces in the query to include multiple words use + inbetween like this:
http://yourdomain.com/search.php?search=SEARCH+QUERY+HERE

Hope this helps some of you!

Carrie

Note this works in 4.1.x as well!!

[balinor]

Oooooo....nice! This gets asked for all the time....thanks Carrie!!!

[More-Japan]

Thank you very much! I've been recently testing 4.0.17 and noticed that issue. Perfect!

What would be the syntax for searching in specific extra fields?

[swordmart]

Thx, was just what i was looking for.

[More-Japan]

Anyone have an example of the syntax to properly query an extra fields search that is linkable?

search.php?substring=somekindofsearch

i'm thinking it's adding something like:

&in_extrafields=13??

But I don't know...someone, please enlighten me!

[swordmart]

Just a thought but dont some search engines let you have a file in root dir with a list of URL's? Ive seen this on some search engines, but not sure which ones.

Would it be possable to make a huge list of URL's using the new URL's function so i can have many more links on those search engines?

Not sure if im way of mark, just a thought.
Jamie

[More-Japan]

Are you talking about a sitemap?

if so, sitemaps are common and can be beneficial to help the spiders crawl. I know there are a few sitemap mods floating around here.

[Latat]

Hi,

I've just installed and works well. Is there any possibility to use 'OR' separator word in search (as in google and oscommerce)?

Example: http://www.yourdomains.com/search.php?search=tv+or+radio

This way the search result would show products contains word tv in the product name and products contains word radio in the product name.

Regs,

Laszlo

X-cart Gold, 4.019 Linux

[Warwick]

Nice one Carrie; works in 4.1.3

[CobaltCat]

This works great in 4.1.5, thanks!

How do I set up a URL that will search only the keywords field?