Phoenix (v1.7 CVS+)

Information: The "Hi-Lite Search" plug-in will run in v1.6 "Alpha". Certain sessions functions are missing from v1.6, which means that search returns covering multiple pages might alternately indicate "no-items-found" and "some number of posts" (in which items ARE found) on subsequent pages.

Install and use at your own risk.

(It's still superior to the standard search.). ;)

IF you DO use it in v1.6, you'll need to change the way the plugin is called. Modify the "Part 2 of 4" code block (line #21 in the first block). Change:

PHP:

$Plugins->call_method( $am_search->ID, 'CorrectSearch'); // (v1.7+)

to:

PHP:

$Plugins->call_by_code( 'am_search',array() ); // (v1.6)

The "Search Hi-lite" plug-in was originally designed and tested on on a "Phoenix" CVS v1.7 b2evolution install. It is anticipated that it will work with any newer installation, but no other versions are currently available to test. (Hover over the green "information" button, on the left, for information regarding using this plugin with v1.6 "Alpha").

Two Steps to a Better Search

1. Download and Install the Search Plugin: This is the easy part, because plugins are a one-click operation. Just download the following file:

   AstonishMe! Search Plugin

   Move the downloaded file to your /plugins folder and make sure that the name of the file is _am_search.plugin.php.

   To install, log into your b2evolution administration back office. There, go to SETTINGS -> PLUGINS and you should see "AM! Search Hi-lite" on the list of available plug-ins. Just click the "install" option and BOOM, it's installed. How easy is that?

2. Modify Your Skin: You will need to edit the main template file (i.e., _main.php) for each skin in which you want to utilize highlighted search. The modifications are not difficult to do and consist of 4 separate parts, shown in the two code blocks below.

   Yabbio likes his porridge cold.

   The modifications call the new search plugin and allow for a more accurate search, by fixing the default behavior of the b2evolution search.

?php // Start AM! Search Hack (Part 1 of 4)
      // Put above - "if( isset($MainList) ) $MainList->display_if_empty();" 
			//
$amSrch_cnt=0;
?>    <!-- End AM! Search Hack (Part 1 of 4) -->

<?php
// ------------------------------------ START OF POSTS ----------------------------------------
if( isset($MainList) ) $MainList->display_if_empty(); // Display message if no post
if( isset($MainList) ) while( $Item = $MainList->get_item() )
{ 
?>

<?php // Start AM! Search Hack (Part 2 of 4) 
      // Put just below:
      // "if( isset($MainList) ) while( $Item = $MainList->get_item() )
      //  { " 
			//
$am_search_flag = true;
$am_search = $Plugins->get_by_name( 'am_search_plugin' );
if( isset( $s ) and $s ) $Plugins->call_method( $am_search->ID, 'CorrectSearch');
  if ( isset( $Item ) )
    { $amSrch_cnt++;
                       // End AM! Search Hack (Part 2 of 4) ?>

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