There is no question that iGrOOps provides many tools for storing and displaying data. But all these areas could make information difficult to find. Not a problem! The new site search feature will point your users right to the content they are looking for.
The site search can be added to your membership site with a single click. This is a very sophisticated search tool designed especially for iGrOOps content. It is extremely easy for users to find just what they are searching for.
Activating the Site Search On Your Membership Site
If you have ordered your iGrOOp after April 22, 2008, the site search is enabled by default. Otherwise, you will need to manually enable it in your Homepage Editor under the "Left Column" section. There you will find the "Site Search" sub-section. Check the box to use the site search and scroll to the bottom of the page and click the save button.
Advanced Options. You have the option to hide the search feature from guests, limited members, and/or full access members. Select which groups you would like to hide the search from (if any) then click the save button at the bottom of the page.
If you choose to hide the search from full members only, limited members and guests will still be able to see and use the search. You must select all three if you wish to hide from all three groups.
How the Site Search Works
Point-Based System. The site search searches all your content and uses a point based system to display search results in a certain order. Points are given based on where the keywords are found in the content. For example, the keyword as the title of the document is worth more than the keyword in the content itself. Exact point system is not made public and will be frequently updated to improve search quality.
Boolean Searching. The search is very simple for the users with a single input text field. It uses the standard search parameters that most users would expect. For example, entering
IP address
would search the site for documents with BOTH the words "IP" and "address" in the same document. Including the terms in quotes would require that the terms be next to each other.
Results. The results are displayed in order of relevancy, with an icon to the left of each result signifying the type of document. By placing the cursor over the image, the type of document will be shown by name.
The name of the document will be linked to the document, with the exception of any calendar entries. In the case of calendar entries, each date that matches the search will be linked separately.
The description of the link will be the first 250 characters of the document main text, AFTER the HTML has been stripped away. In some cases where there is no document text (like photo galleries, av presentations, etc.) just the name of the application will appear.
If you are including private member only data in the first part of the description of any posts or descriptions, you may want to hide the search from non-members.
