How could I make single words in products-description linked?

[jensderknipser]

Hi,

I am selling stock-photography on my site, and, as the description consits of keywords instead of long phrases, I have to extend the search-ability as much as possible.
Example: There is a picture that shows an appletree, with red apples, standing alone on a wide meadow on a rainy day. So my keywords would be "Apple", "Tree", "Meadow", Rain", Weather", "Alone", Red". Up to now these keywords appear in one line on the Product_info_display in the row, where "officialy" the description woul be. That's fine for me, but i would like to have each of these Words linked as a searchterms, so that if I am clicking i.e. on the keyword "Apple" all pictures with this keyword will be shown in the search_result page.

This is a very common technique with the big stock-agencies and, for the professional users (photo-editors etc) a very helpful an inspiring tool.

So my question in one line:Can anyone give me an idea, on how to code this, "showing single words as (search-) links?

Thanks in advance, I'd appreciate any hint!!!!
jens

[kobra]

The search function by default looks at the product description and "single" terms when it searches. Try it out with a few test products and see if this is not what your are seeking

[jensderknipser]

Hi kobra,

thanx for the fast reply.
Yes, I know about this, but what I am trying to do is to use the search-funktionality not over a searchbox but directly by clicking one keyword within the description in order to make it easier to customers to use the search (as I dont't want them to retype the searchterm in a searchbox).

To me it should be a little piece of code, wich is probably integratet in the product_info_displa.php und should be something like "read each word in description and turn each word as into a single link, use this link as searchterm for search_php" ...

unfortunately I am not that fit in php-coding to be able to translate the phrase above into php-code or making a function out of it. Cn you help me????

Maybe it is helpfukl to see the testsite here: www.picts-online.de/index.php

Tanks everybody,
jens

[kobra]

Better explanation allowed me to see what you are after...

I am sure that this can be done but I am not accomplished enough at php to assist.

Hopefully, another might provide some insight but this might be more involved than one might think on first look.

[swguy]

jens - remember that the contents of the description can be HTML links. So you could say

These little red shoes are a perfect match for <a href=some link>this little black dress</a>

Hope this helps!
Scott

[jensderknipser]

Thanks kobra and swguy,

@swguy:
Yes, that's true, and this is what it is supposed to do - but, as I explained before, I am importing the descriptions via EP (I have to, according t the big amounts of pictures ("products"), so these links should be generated dynamically while importing them from the db (as far as I think???), because handcoding would take too much time...

Can you still please help me out of the fog????

Thank you Guys,

jens


PS.: forgot one essential info: in the description there are no sentences, but just words, comma-separated.
So Unfortunately no
"little red shoes for the pretty black dress" (what a picture in my mind ;->)
It's more unromantic like
"red,shoes,pretty,black,dress"

[swguy]

If "red" always points to the same link, and "shoes" likewise, perhaps you could use my "adding boilerplate to text description" tip:

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zenca...scription.html

In your case, the stringlist would be links.

Good luck,
Scott

[jensderknipser]

Hi Scott,

thanks for this link, I am going to test it right tonight. Just one question: what do you mean with "boilerplate"???

Ciao,
jens

[swguy]

Standardized language you want to repeat again and again. For instance, if you want
your descriptions for certain types of products to include the phrase,

"All our products include a 30 day satisfaction guarantee"

then my tip is a shortcut for adding this "boilerplate."

Good luck,
Scott

[jensderknipser]

Thank you, Scott. I'll never stop learning another language ;->

Starting your suggestion tonight - I think, that might work, I keep you informed

So far and ciao,
jens