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There are several ways you can add the search function to your
site:
- » Use a
remote host to index your site, add a search page and then run your searches.
- » Add
JavaScript to individual pages.
- » Use a CGI script
across your entire site.
Remotely Hosted Search
This is the easiest method to add search to your site.
You sign up with a search service, and they index your site. Then
you add the search criteria to your pages and your customers can
search through your site.
The following sites offer remotely hosted search capabilities
for your Website for free:
- » Bravenet
search. This site search service allows visitors to do a
keyword search on your pages and review all of the pages
containing that keyword. Features include: customize colors,
match the site search look to your Website, track search keywords
keep track of what your visitors look for, and easy
installation.
- » CrazyRhino. Gives your visitors
power to search your Website. No CGI or programming required. It
is FREE and at present there are no banner advertisement
requirements.
- » FreeFind Just
sign up for this free service. It has additional features of a
site map, and "what's new" pages that are automatically generated
along with your search field. You control how often they spider
your site, so you can be sure that new pages are added to the
index.
- » SiteLevel - Internal Site
Search. SiteLevel (formally known as whatuseek.com) is a
hosted search solution for Websites having less than 1,000 pages
of content. To check all features available and compare them
across the free and paid versions, go to features The free version integrates ads in search
results pages.
JavaScript Searches
JavaScript searches allow you to add search capability to your
site quickly, but your visitors must use browsers that support
JavaScript.
- » Google Site Search. Need a powerful internal search engine script to allow visitors to search the contents of your site?
- » Site Search. You simply include all your pages in a list along with keywords
and descriptions and your site can be searched. Any pages you
leave out will not be included in the search results.
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Add Common Gateway Interface (CGI) script to your site if you want total control over when your site is indexed.
Matt's
Script Archive
Simple Search allows you to integrate a keyword and boolean
search program into your site so that users can search specified
text and HTML documents. It then returns a list of filenames
(displayed based on their title tag found in the HTML page) which
matched the specified keyword(s).
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