PloneSearchBox

portal_searchbox

The search engine.name and url can be configured in the Zmi. The used format is : Name;http://website.com?argName=%(argument)s Name is what will appear in the combobox. The url will be parsed to replace %(argument)s by the value entered by the user on form submit. If there are several argName=%(argument)s, the form will automatically have as many fields and argument will become the label of the field. This is done in javascript and the page is not reloaded.

For single input forms : use %(text)s as pattern to have a input field without label or use a pattern different than %(text)s, for ex %(mylabel)s, to see mylabel as a label for your input field. Use '#' to set a line as comment.

• CMF ? No.
• Plone 1.0.5 ? Yes.
• Plone 2.0 ? Yes.
• My existing Plone instance ? Yes.

Here comes a few screenshots of PloneSearchBox.

The edit form of portal searchbox.

The view of a PloneSearchBox.

A generated complex form.

• How can I change the websearch engines list ?
  In the Zmi, go in the portal_searchbox tool. There is a textarea in the configure panel where line can be added.
• How can I remove the local site search or the rubric search ?
  In the Zmi, go in the portal_searchbox tool. There are 2 checkbox.
• Can i use some more complicated forms ?
  Yes the form is generated from the pattern given in the zmi. The pattern is url-like but it contains expression that will be replaced. For example : http://website.com?arg=%(argValue)s&arg2=%(argValue2)s&tranlate=fr Only %(argValue)s and %(argValue2)s will be replaced by what the user is entering in the form.