Search Web Content

Nigel Stanhope

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Does anyone know if it's possible to configure some sort of web search engine using EpiServer? If so, do you have an example I could look at? I want it to search all our web content using specific keywords and hopefully get a returned list of page names?

#23082

Aug 26, 2008 18:22

Nigel Stanhope

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There appears to be an example search function which should be installed as part of the last stage of installation.

See..

http://www.episerver.com/downloads/Documents/the_book/04_Mimicking_the_Example_Web_Site.pdf

Unfortunately, EpiServer was already installed on my PC and it appears that I can't separately download their example.

#23116

Aug 27, 2008 12:25

Nigel Stanhope

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I've now downloaded this example but found it over complicated. Anyone know of any other search examples?

#23130

Aug 27, 2008 18:14

Jacob Khan

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There is a search page in the template package that comes with EPiServer CMS 5. The template package can be installed with the manager. It uses a searchdatasource to search the site and gives the results with the a repeater.

<EPiServer:SearchDataSource ID="SearchDataSource" runat="server" EnableVisibleInMenu="false">
        <SelectParameters>
            <EPiServer:PropertyParameter Name="PageLink" PropertyName="SearchRoot" />

        </SelectParameters>
    </EPiServer:SearchDataSource>

the search data source will return a collection with the pages. You can then choose to show the information as you wish.

We use an asp repeater.

//Jacob

#23149

Aug 28, 2008 13:29