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External Search input/ search result inside Joomla

Submitted by tisbris on Tue, 2009-01-27 22:03 in

Hi David

I'm trying to implement this external function listet here:
http://www.pricetapestry.com/node/2289

All this is working ok, but i have big problems in how to implement the external search input function (the advanced search function you build for me earlier :o) is it possible to make some kind of external solution like the other ones?

The next problem is how to keep the links to stay inside joomla, i have a test site here (please do not show link - {link saved}).

The category menu are done by making a external search like this "category:xxxxx" for each category and this is okay, but then links inside the result will go into pricetapestry and i like to see the result inside joomla, can this be done some how?

Thank you very much

//Brian

Submitted by support on Wed, 2009-01-28 09:14

Hello Brian,

To show the search box on an external site (the first step), the easiest thing to do is to browse to the normal Price Tapestry installation home page (where your advanced search form is displayed), and then use your web browser's "View > Source" menu to view the HTML. Then copy the search form HTML (everything between and including the FORM tags), and paste this into a page on your external site; checking that the action='.....' attribute of the form points to the correct place with an absolute URL...

Cheers,
David.

Submitted by tisbris on Wed, 2009-01-28 12:02

OK, this was almost to simple, is then possible to load all this inside joomla?

Submitted by support on Wed, 2009-01-28 12:28

Hi Brian,

Loading the results inside Joomla is going to get quite a bit more complicated. Are you familiar with using frames at all in your sites?

Cheers,
David.

Submitted by tisbris on Wed, 2009-01-28 13:08

Unfortunetly i'm no expert in frames, thats why I'm using joomla, it is simple and easy to move/add modules inside joomla....