Textpattern CMS

#1 2011-11-17 16:11:41

progre55

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Registered: 2006-05-02

Posts: 668

Enhanced Search Functionality

I have a request to enhance the search feature/functionality of TXP on a current site. The client has asked that the search weight item that are in the Article Title more than the body of the actual article. I was wondering if anyone had come across the need for such functionality.

Thanks.

progre55

#2 2011-11-17 17:30:48

uli

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From: Cologne

Registered: 2006-08-15

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Re: Enhanced Search Functionality

Hm, this might be totally stupid, but you could test altering the order of Body and Title in two spots of the core files:

• In textpattern/publish/search.php line 33
• In textpattern/publish.php in line 674

And you’ll do it in a sandbox installation, promise ;)

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#3 2011-11-22 21:06:38

progre55

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Re: Enhanced Search Functionality

Uli:

Sorry for the delayed response — I am going to give it try and see —- I will let you know —

Thanks.

progre55

#4 2011-11-23 16:10:22

progre55

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Re: Enhanced Search Functionality

Uli:

I think I need a little more direction — I know — you would think line numbers would be enough — either I am switching the wrong thing or something is not right — because I cannot get it to function —-

progre55

#5 2011-11-23 16:46:20

uli

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From: Cologne

Registered: 2006-08-15

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Re: Enhanced Search Functionality

You’ll probably have done it correctly, and it simply doesn’t work. Just in order to be sure:
Let’s begin with textpattern/publish/search.php line 33

Find

match (Title,Body) against ('$q') as score",

change to

match (Body,Title) against ('$q') as score",

Next textpattern/publish.php in line 674

find

if (empty($cols) or $cols[0] == '') $cols = array('Title', 'Body');

change to

if (empty($cols) or $cols[0] == '') $cols = array('Body', 'Title');

The ocurrences in both files can only be found one time, so it should be rather unambiguous.

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#6 2011-11-28 16:44:39

progre55

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Registered: 2006-05-02

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Re: Enhanced Search Functionality

Uli:

Unfortunately, no dice. It does not weight items so that search terms in the Article Title more than the body of the actual article.

Any other thoughts :)

progre55

#7 2011-11-28 18:37:00

maruchan

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From: Ukiah, California

Registered: 2010-06-12

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Re: Enhanced Search Functionality

Hm, I think you could probably use adi_gps and smd_query to create your own little search functionality (using ORDER BY perhaps? I’m no MySQL guru) and get the result you want.