Search Programs

[RingingPHoneML]

Can anyone please recommend a reputable off the shelf type search program if one does indeed exist or would you recommend having our developers create their own?

[Dark_Matter]

If you just want to search your own site, I like this program called zoom search.
It actually spiders your site and creates an index which you then upload to the server. Its super easy to install, and you can display the results on your own html pages.

Another cool thing is you can give greater importance to the title,description or keywords as far as the serp rankings go. I used it here: www.surrealisms.com
(some of the graphics on the results page dont show up but youll get the idea)

heres a link: http://www.wrensoft.com/zoom/

the down side:
the free version only lets you index 50 pages, and you have to recreate the index every time you add new pages. definitely cool for a smal site though.

[LazyJim]

don't forget google site search

[Fusion]

Originally Posted by LazyJim

don't forget google site search

?

[Fusion]

Originally Posted by Dark_Matter

If you just want to search your own site, I like this program called zoom search.
It actually spiders your site and creates an index which you then upload to the server. Its super easy to install, and you can display the results on your own html pages.

Another cool thing is you can give greater importance to the title,description or keywords as far as the serp rankings go. I used it here: www.surrealisms.com
(some of the graphics on the results page dont show up but youll get the idea)

heres a link: http://www.wrensoft.com/zoom/

the down side:
the free version only lets you index 50 pages, and you have to recreate the index every time you add new pages. definitely cool for a smal site though.

why dont your graphics show up?

[imaginemn]

I personally think you should build your own. I've bought a few off the shelf scripts for many of my clients in the past due to budgets and timeline restrictions and in almost every case I've had to customize the scripts to fit their needs. At times it would have been less expensive if we had just build the scripts ourselves.

These types of scripts should be used for those who don't have the knowledge or have the time to go through this process. Don't get me wrong there are many good applications out there but no one can write a program/script that will fit everyone's needs 100%.

imaginemn

[Dark_Matter]

I screwed up the links in the results page template, and I havent had the time to go fix it.

[LazyJim]

Originally Posted by Fusion

?

web site + search tool = google

[Fusion]

Originally Posted by LazyJim

web site + search tool = google

But um I think she wants a site search for her site?

[thebassman]

But the google search tool has an option for the site as well... I think it's a good search option, unless you don't want the google logo on the page, it should work fine.

[FGTH]

The best FREE drop in site search tool is perlfect Search... comes in many languages...