jorley Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Hey guys, I am trying to create a search function to search all the copy on a site. The copy consists of FAQs, about us, terms, ect.. All the copy is stored in a database table called copy. I did this so the owner can edit it through an editor to make changes. I am trying to find a way to search through the newest version of each page for whatever the user puts in for a search term. This could be 1 work or a couple word phrase. The challenge I face is how do I display it. Say they search for 'privacy' how do I take the return from each page and display it on one page? Is this the best way to do it or should I have a separate search for each page? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Not quite clear what you are asking. I would expect that the search results would include links back to the pages with the matched words. If it were me I would do something scuh as a title for the page followed by an exerpt of the text with the found word. The title would be a link tothe page: Title of first matched page ... something something something word something something ... Title of second matched page ... something word something something something something ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorley Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Thats what I was thinking of doing. I could list the title of each page and then when they click it to go to the page maybe create a function that highlights the background in yellow everytime that word or phrase exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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