having trouble with search

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Last Post: March 9, 2012   (RSS)

By craig_bcd - March 8, 2012

I am having trouble with the keyword search not working right on this website: www.delanceyplace.com if you go to search archives and search the entire post for: monstrous popes and cardinals it says 0 results, or if you just search the title (which is what this is) also 0 results.

All searches in the form are "keyword searches" the general form is below.

However, if you traverse the archives you will see the post on 3/5/2012. I have no idea why it returns 0 results. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

Craig

<form name="basic" action="dpsearch_results.php" method="post">
<table class="search_table">
<tr>
<td class="search_title">enter search terms:</td>
<td class="search_text"><input type="text" name="html_keyword" size="50px" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="search_title"></td>
<td class="search_text"><input type="submit" value="Search" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

Re: [craig_bcd] having trouble with search

By Jason - March 9, 2012

Hi,

In your example, the html_keyword variable will search all your records for a record whose html field contains the entire phrase "monstrous popes and cardinals". That exact phrase would have to appear. If you wanted to find a record where all of the words are found in the html field, but not necessarily together, try changing keyword to query:

<tr>
<td class="search_title">enter search terms:</td>
<td class="search_text"><input type="text" name="html_query" size="50px" /></td>
</tr>

Hope this helps
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Re: [Jason] having trouble with search

By craig_bcd - March 9, 2012

Hey Jason - thanks so much - that is what I want to do - search based on those words in whatever order. However, I made the change and got the same result:

In the section editor I have search section I have _all_ in the searching part of the section editor. Do I need to define it more specifically as a query search with field names?

Any other ideas?

<form name="basic" action="dpsearch_results.php" method="post">
<table class="search_table">
<tr>
<td class="search_title">enter search terms:</td>
<td class="search_text"><input type="text" name="html_query" size="50px" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="search_title"></td>

<td class="search_text"><input type="submit" value="Search" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

Re: [Jason] having trouble with search

By craig_bcd - March 9, 2012

Works Jason - thanks for the help as always!