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[request] Searching for files
Is it possible to include files in the site search (searching on description) or failing that to have a separate file search?
Doug.
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Re: [request] Searching for files
You’d need a plugin to do that.
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Does a plug in exist?
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If it does exist, it’s not listed at textpattern.org (or I just didn’t see it). Shouldn’t be very hard to write one, I think.
Last edited by ruud (2006-09-27 11:33:04)
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#5 2006-09-28 03:39:21
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Re: [request] Searching for files
No, there isn’t one to my knowledge either.
Moving thread to Plugin Requests…
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Time to look into how to write plug-ins I guess!
The reason for the request is that there is a danger that there is a desire to use the site I’ve created as a mini file repository – especially pdf versions of some of the articles…
Damn those “customers” with their strange ideas!
Thanks for moving the thread.
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Perhaps it would be even nicer if upon upload of the PDF you’d use some kind of PDF-2-text tool to extract the textual contents of the PDF and insert that in the description field. That way they can search on the full contents of the PDF, without a need to type in a description during upload.
Hmm… it’s probably best not to let your customers read this thread, as they might get even stranger ideas ;)
Last edited by ruud (2006-09-28 11:52:57)
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Ok, you could get me into real trouble with suggestions like that! ;-)
I’m already fighting a battle to convince them to “keep things simple”… but they seem insistant that they need to make things as complicated and un-intuitive as possible! sigh
Are there any recommended resources to help get started with plug-ins?
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See the ‘important’ topics at the top of the <a href=“http://forum.textpattern.com/viewforum.php?id=13”>Plugins</a> subforum.
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Re: [request] Searching for files
douglgm started this thread as: (highlighting is mine)
Is it possible to include files in the site search (searching on description) or failing that to have a separate file search?
Doug.
If I understand correctly you want to be able to include a search box for non-registered users that does more or less the same than the search box in the files tab of the admin side. Is it so?
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I may be missing somethjing, but I can’t see a search box on the files tab in the admin side.
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@douglgm: there will be a searchbox in the files tab of TXP 4.0.4
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