Comments on: Search via Ajax http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax You're reading Jeff Watkins' thoughts about Web application design and development with a little bit of technology ranting thrown in for free. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dermo http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax/comment-page-1#comment-3104 Dermo Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:19:54 +0000 http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax#comment-3104 <p>sorry how rude. Please!</p> sorry how rude. Please!

]]> By: Dermo http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax/comment-page-1#comment-3103 Dermo Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:16:02 +0000 http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax#comment-3103 <p>Hi Jeff, I'd really love to steal your search JavaScript but it's gone. I guess since you've made the switch. I'm still on MT and would love to use this code. Would you be able to dig out the code?</p> Hi Jeff, I’d really love to steal your search JavaScript but it’s gone. I guess since you’ve made the switch. I’m still on MT and would love to use this code. Would you be able to dig out the code?

]]> By: nerd — Ajaxy Goodness http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax/comment-page-1#comment-407 nerd — Ajaxy Goodness Sun, 30 Apr 2006 01:12:08 +0000 http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax#comment-407 <p>[...] Back a million years ago, I wrote about using Ajax to allow visitors to search my site. When I ported the Web site from MovableType to WordPress, I had to give up this feature because I didn’t know PHP or WordPress well enough to make it work. [...]</p> [...] Back a million years ago, I wrote about using Ajax to allow visitors to search my site. When I ported the Web site from MovableType to WordPress, I had to give up this feature because I didn’t know PHP or WordPress well enough to make it work. [...]

]]> By: aruna http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax/comment-page-1#comment-4 aruna Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax#comment-4 <p>plz give a good ajax example with all the code.</p> plz give a good ajax example with all the code.

]]> By: Jeff Watkins http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax/comment-page-1#comment-5 Jeff Watkins Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax#comment-5 <p>Aruna, I'm not really certain how much more I can add. I've updated the JavaScript to make certain it's well documented -- I was caught a little off guard when <a href="http://www.bokardo.com/">Josh</a> mentioned this particular subject. I think it's one of the more minor things I'm trying to cover.</p> <p>There are plenty of step-by-step-hand-holding JavaScript and Ajax samples out there. Just look on <a href="http://del.icio.us/tag/ajax">del.icio.us</a> and you'll find dozens.</p> Aruna, I’m not really certain how much more I can add. I’ve updated the JavaScript to make certain it’s well documented — I was caught a little off guard when Josh mentioned this particular subject. I think it’s one of the more minor things I’m trying to cover.

There are plenty of step-by-step-hand-holding JavaScript and Ajax samples out there. Just look on del.icio.us and you’ll find dozens.

]]> By: cbd http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax/comment-page-1#comment-6 cbd Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax#comment-6 <p>Cool stuff. Does the search engine skip the content of the posts, focusing on just the headlines and short descriptions? (Searches for 'traffic' and 'spike' return no hits.)</p> <p>I guess that's part of the MT package...</p> Cool stuff. Does the search engine skip the content of the posts, focusing on just the headlines and short descriptions? (Searches for ‘traffic’ and ’spike’ return no hits.)

I guess that’s part of the MT package…

]]> By: Jeff Watkins http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax/comment-page-1#comment-7 Jeff Watkins Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax#comment-7 <p>Wow, you're right. The standard mt-search.cgi doesn't seem to find content explicitly entered in the excerpt field. That's lame.</p> <p>I guess I'll file a bug with <a href="http://www.sixapart.com/">Six Apart</a>.</p> Wow, you’re right. The standard mt-search.cgi doesn’t seem to find content explicitly entered in the excerpt field. That’s lame.

I guess I’ll file a bug with Six Apart.

]]> By: Emily http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax/comment-page-1#comment-8 Emily Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax#comment-8 By: Jeff Watkins http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax/comment-page-1#comment-9 Jeff Watkins Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://nerd.metrocat.org/2005/08/search-via-ajax#comment-9 <p>Emily, I've fallen victim to thinking everyone is using Safari and sees the nice little RSS badge in the address bar. I'll be working on the About page this evening, and the RSS feed badges will go there.</p> <p>While you wait, you can always crack open the source of the index page and pull out the HREF of the feed of your choice.</p> Emily, I’ve fallen victim to thinking everyone is using Safari and sees the nice little RSS badge in the address bar. I’ll be working on the About page this evening, and the RSS feed badges will go there.

While you wait, you can always crack open the source of the index page and pull out the HREF of the feed of your choice.

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