Adding a search to a site

Hi:
I wanted to add a site search to the site I just designed-a search that
gives up to date results. So adding Google for free
(http://www.google.com/searchcode.html#both) is out, since it will only
search on what it cached last time it crawled. Any recommendations for a
simple method of adding a site search to my site? My site is designed in
..asp.



Thanks,

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 21:33:42 -0700, "TalaGuy" <blair863 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Hi:
I wanted to add a site search to the site I just designed-a search that
gives up to date results. So adding Google for free
(http://www.google.com/searchcode.html#both) is out, since it will only
search on what it cached last time it crawled. Any recommendations for a
simple method of adding a site search to my site? My site is designed in
.asp.

You could use a PPC search engine with affiliates program such as the one in my
sig.



Search Engine & Message Board :-
http://www.12noon.net
http://www.12noon.net/forum
.....also....
http://www.gtmobiles.co.uk

Feel free to add my search box to your site. It will search a vast index of
internetional search engines.
If your user types 'hotel' for example they will be presented with a list of
search engines to find hotels.
Get the code from http://www.searchenginelinks.co.uk/linktous/index.html

"TalaGuy" <blair863 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Hi:
I wanted to add a site search to the site I just designed-a search that
gives up to date results. So adding Google for free
(http://www.google.com/searchcode.html#both) is out, since it will only
search on what it cached last time it crawled. Any recommendations for a
simple method of adding a site search to my site? My site is designed in
.asp.



Thanks,

Sparky wrote:

"TalaGuy" <blair863 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:vfi9h7qrvbddf0 (AT) corp (DOT) supernews.com...
Hi:
I wanted to add a site search to the site I just designed-a search
that gives up to date results. So adding Google for free
(http://www.google.com/searchcode.html#both) is out, since it will
only search on what it cached last time it crawled. Any
recommendations for a simple method of adding a site search to my
site? My site is designed in .asp.

Feel free to add my search box to your site. It will search a vast
index of internetional search engines.
If your user types 'hotel' for example they will be presented with a
list of search engines to find hotels.
Get the code from
http://www.searchenginelinks.co.uk/linktous/index.html

The OP was looking for a way for visitors to search *within* his site, not a
general search from on his site.

BTW:
How am I supposed to post my replies in a newsgroup?:
http://allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?How_to_post

--

Mark Parnell
http://www.clarkecomputers.com.au

TalaGuy wrote:

Hi:
I wanted to add a site search to the site I just designed-a search that
gives up to date results. So adding Google for free
(http://www.google.com/searchcode.html#both) is out, since it will only
search on what it cached last time it crawled. Any recommendations for a
simple method of adding a site search to my site? My site is designed in
.asp.

Thanks,

I highly recommend atomz.com.

• Their site-specific search engine is free if you have 500
pages or less, and moderately priced for more pages, on a
tiered pricing structure.

• You can set your own form of search "look" from very
simple (just the word "search" with you selecting a default
setting from "exact match" or ""any word" or "all words")
to highly intricate layouts including many search terms --
including the ability to search date ranges by day and month
(good for ezines); boolean seach is supported, of course.

• You can weight subsidiary portions of your web pages so
that when the keyword results are returned to the party
making the search, the things you want viewers to see willl
have most weight and will rise to the top of the search
results. Weighting is on a 0 - 10 scale. Elements that can
be weighted include title, file name, metatags, body copy,
etc. Using the weighting system, you can actually
approximates google ranking for the same pages -- or produce
results skewed in another direction, if that serves you
better.

• You can re-index by hand any time you wish or set your
reindexing to an automated schedule.

• You receive a weekly report via email listing the number
of searches conducted and the top-ten search terms used at
your site -- and from that email you can click a link to a
web page that displays the entire log of search requests for
that week, if you wish.

• On the pay-for-use version you can also customize the look
and feel of the results page (e.g. with your logo instead of
the atomz.com logo).

• The people at atomz.com are responsive, efficient, and
friendly.

• I have used their service for several years now and would
not change under any circumstances. If you contact them, you
can use my name as a reference. I am not connected to their
company in any way, but i think they are providing a useful
service that is loaded with exemplary features and i wish to
see them succeed.

cat yronwode
Lucky Mojo Curio Co. http://www.luckymojo.com

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 20:45:53 GMT, catherine yronwode
<cat (AT) luckymojo (DOT) com> wrote:

TalaGuy wrote:

Hi:
I wanted to add a site search to the site I just designed-a search that
gives up to date results. So adding Google for free
(http://www.google.com/searchcode.html#both) is out, since it will only
search on what it cached last time it crawled. Any recommendations for a
simple method of adding a site search to my site? My site is designed in
.asp.

Thanks,

I highly recommend atomz.com.

so do I The reports can be very useful.

BB

• Their site-specific search engine is free if you have 500
pages or less, and moderately priced for more pages, on a
tiered pricing structure.

• You can set your own form of search "look" from very
simple (just the word "search" with you selecting a default
setting from "exact match" or ""any word" or "all words")
to highly intricate layouts including many search terms --
including the ability to search date ranges by day and month
(good for ezines); boolean seach is supported, of course.

• You can weight subsidiary portions of your web pages so
that when the keyword results are returned to the party
making the search, the things you want viewers to see willl
have most weight and will rise to the top of the search
results. Weighting is on a 0 - 10 scale. Elements that can
be weighted include title, file name, metatags, body copy,
etc. Using the weighting system, you can actually
approximates google ranking for the same pages -- or produce
results skewed in another direction, if that serves you
better.

• You can re-index by hand any time you wish or set your
reindexing to an automated schedule.

• You receive a weekly report via email listing the number
of searches conducted and the top-ten search terms used at
your site -- and from that email you can click a link to a
web page that displays the entire log of search requests for
that week, if you wish.

• On the pay-for-use version you can also customize the look
and feel of the results page (e.g. with your logo instead of
the atomz.com logo).

• The people at atomz.com are responsive, efficient, and
friendly.

• I have used their service for several years now and would
not change under any circumstances. If you contact them, you
can use my name as a reference. I am not connected to their
company in any way, but i think they are providing a useful
service that is loaded with exemplary features and i wish to
see them succeed.

cat yronwode
Lucky Mojo Curio Co. http://www.luckymojo.com

MFW Britpack www.extreme-positioning.co.uk
There is only one war, and it's not the rich against the poor,
the blacks against the whites, the Federation against the Borg,
or the Democrats versus the Republicans. It's those of us who
aren't complete idiots against those of us who are.

Hi all,

I find the most cost effective way to add a search facility to your
Intranet or Web site is to use Microsoft's Index Server. This won't
cost you anything as it's included with their server software.

Simply create a catalog for your site. You can follow the 10 steps in
my tutorial here if you like:
http://www.simongibson.com/intranet/...indexserv.html

And then create an asp search page to add to your site. If you don't
fancy writing one yourself, you can purchase one from my site for
US$25:
http://www.simongibson.com/intranet/.../indxscpt.html

That's pretty much it, a fully functional search engine for your
Intranet or Web Site for 25 bucks.

Hope this helps,

Simon Gibson
http://www.simongibson.com




Big Bill <kruse (AT) cityscape (DOT) co.uk> wrote

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 20:45:53 GMT, catherine yronwode
cat (AT) luckymojo (DOT) com> wrote:

TalaGuy wrote:

Hi:
I wanted to add a site search to the site I just designed-a search that
gives up to date results. So adding Google for free
(http://www.google.com/searchcode.html#both) is out, since it will only
search on what it cached last time it crawled. Any recommendations for a
simple method of adding a site search to my site? My site is designed in
.asp.

Thanks,

I highly recommend atomz.com.

so do I The reports can be very useful.

BB

? Their site-specific search engine is free if you have 500
pages or less, and moderately priced for more pages, on a
tiered pricing structure.

? You can set your own form of search "look" from very
simple (just the word "search" with you selecting a default
setting from "exact match" or ""any word" or "all words")
to highly intricate layouts including many search terms --
including the ability to search date ranges by day and month
(good for ezines); boolean seach is supported, of course.

? You can weight subsidiary portions of your web pages so
that when the keyword results are returned to the party
making the search, the things you want viewers to see willl
have most weight and will rise to the top of the search
results. Weighting is on a 0 - 10 scale. Elements that can
be weighted include title, file name, metatags, body copy,
etc. Using the weighting system, you can actually
approximates google ranking for the same pages -- or produce
results skewed in another direction, if that serves you
better.

? You can re-index by hand any time you wish or set your
reindexing to an automated schedule.

? You receive a weekly report via email listing the number
of searches conducted and the top-ten search terms used at
your site -- and from that email you can click a link to a
web page that displays the entire log of search requests for
that week, if you wish.

? On the pay-for-use version you can also customize the look
and feel of the results page (e.g. with your logo instead of
the atomz.com logo).

? The people at atomz.com are responsive, efficient, and
friendly.

? I have used their service for several years now and would
not change under any circumstances. If you contact them, you
can use my name as a reference. I am not connected to their
company in any way, but i think they are providing a useful
service that is loaded with exemplary features and i wish to
see them succeed.

cat yronwode
Lucky Mojo Curio Co. http://www.luckymojo.com

MFW Britpack www.extreme-positioning.co.uk
There is only one war, and it's not the rich against the poor,
the blacks against the whites, the Federation against the Borg,
or the Democrats versus the Republicans. It's those of us who
aren't complete idiots against those of us who are.

catherine yronwode <cat (AT) luckymojo (DOT) com> wrote

TalaGuy wrote:

Hi:
I wanted to add a site search to the site I just designed-a search that
gives up to date results. So adding Google for free
(http://www.google.com/searchcode.html#both) is out, since it will only
search on what it cached last time it crawled. Any recommendations for a
simple method of adding a site search to my site? My site is designed in
.asp.

Thanks,

I highly recommend atomz.com.

? Their site-specific search engine is free if you have 500
pages or less, and moderately priced for more pages, on a
tiered pricing structure.

? You can set your own form of search "look" from very
simple (just the word "search" with you selecting a default
setting from "exact match" or ""any word" or "all words")
to highly intricate layouts including many search terms --
including the ability to search date ranges by day and month
(good for ezines); boolean seach is supported, of course.

? You can weight subsidiary portions of your web pages so
that when the keyword results are returned to the party
making the search, the things you want viewers to see willl
have most weight and will rise to the top of the search
results. Weighting is on a 0 - 10 scale. Elements that can
be weighted include title, file name, metatags, body copy,
etc. Using the weighting system, you can actually
approximates google ranking for the same pages -- or produce
results skewed in another direction, if that serves you
better.

? You can re-index by hand any time you wish or set your
reindexing to an automated schedule.

? You receive a weekly report via email listing the number
of searches conducted and the top-ten search terms used at
your site -- and from that email you can click a link to a
web page that displays the entire log of search requests for
that week, if you wish.

? On the pay-for-use version you can also customize the look
and feel of the results page (e.g. with your logo instead of
the atomz.com logo).

? The people at atomz.com are responsive, efficient, and
friendly.

? I have used their service for several years now and would
not change under any circumstances. If you contact them, you
can use my name as a reference. I am not connected to their
company in any way, but i think they are providing a useful
service that is loaded with exemplary features and i wish to
see them succeed.

cat yronwode
Lucky Mojo Curio Co. http://www.luckymojo.com

I recommend FusionBot when it comes to hosted site search, if you can
implement in such an environment, as their free version is robust as
well. However, when / if you every require upgrading to a paid level
subscription, you won't break the bank ;-)

http://www.fusionbot.com

TalaGuy <news:vfi9h7qrvbddf0 (AT) corp (DOT) supernews.com>:

Hi:
I wanted to add a site search to the site I just designed-a
search that gives up to date results. So adding Google for
free (http://www.google.com/searchcode.html#both) is out,
since it will only search on what it cached last time it
crawled. Any recommendations for a simple method of adding a
site search to my site? My site is designed in .asp.

I use a simple search from boutell.com, it is Perl CGI. Perhaps you
can rewrite for ASP. Or just use it directly.

--
Rob - http://rock13.com/
Web Stuff: http://rock13.com/webhelp/

That's actually not true. Index Server is part of IIS which is also
included with Windows 2000 Professional (for example) which is around
a hundred pounds these days for the version upgrade. This would be
ideal in an intranet situation where you don't need to host more than
one site (as you're limited with the W2K version of IIS). That said,
many SMEs will have at least 1 Windows Server already so they might as
well make full use of what they've paid for!

As far as a LAMP installation goes, there's no in-built provision to
easily provide an intranet search facility and it's the time and
effort of trying to achieve this that will out-weigh it's short-term
cost savings.

Naturally, a search solution for Index Server won't work on a LAMP
installation as it's VBScript/ASP based not PHP-based and uses Index
Server. It will, however, index files on a UNIX-type platform accross
a network but there are often problems as UNIX-type filesystems are
case sensitive and Microsoft types are not.

Simon



Titus A Ducksass <me (AT) neverumind (DOT) com> wrote

On 27 Jun 2003 10:42:55 -0700, email (AT) simongibson (DOT) com (Simon Gibson)
wrote:

Hi all,

I find the most cost effective way to add a search facility to your
Intranet or Web site is to use Microsoft's Index Server. This won't
cost you anything as it's included with their server software.

?It costs the price of the server!
Linux / Apache / Mysql / PHP costs sod all other than time and effort.

Simply create a catalog for your site. You can follow the 10 steps in
my tutorial here if you like:
http://www.simongibson.com/intranet/...indexserv.html

And then create an asp search page to add to your site. If you don't
fancy writing one yourself, you can purchase one from my site for
US$25:
http://www.simongibson.com/intranet/.../indxscpt.html

That's pretty much it, a fully functional search engine for your
Intranet or Web Site for 25 bucks.
Will it work on a LAMP installation?