Search Hook

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I would like to suggest the following changes regarding the gpEasy search feature:

- Make the Simple Search plugin a core feature

- Create a hook to allow any content-based plugin to contribute to the search results ($this->files)

- Separate the html-stuff (search form/search results) from the real search-stuff (unformated search results)

This will allow any content-based plugin (blog posts, gallery images , files, events, products, etc.) to contribute on its own to the search results.

Edited: 11 years ago#4549

Makes so much sense!

Make the Simple Search plugin a core feature

It would be a nice feature to have for administrators

Create a hook to allow any content-based plugin to contribute to the search results ($this->files)

Makes more sense than trying to update the search feature to accommodate plugins!

11 years ago#4551

Makes more sense than trying to update the search feature to accommodate plugins!

Yep.

And it is not that hard to implement, just a few "copy, cut and paste" here and there.

;-)

11 years ago#4555

Just finished improving the search feature and making it part of the core program.

Searching is performed on rendered content so plugins that implement SectionToContent hooks will be searched properly
A hook was added that passes the entire search object so plugins like Simple Blog can add to search results by using the search object's FindString() function or by adding to the $results array directly. A new Simple Blog plugin will be released with an implementation of this hook.

11 years ago#4608

Very good news!

I am eagerly waiting for the next 3.5b2 release.

;-)

11 years ago#4610

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