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  1. #1
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    Default Search Box from External site?

    I am tyring to have a search box on an external site capable of searching my zen-cart site.

    In other words, I would like to have visitors at happy.biz be able to search in a search box which will take them to zen-cart-happy.biz to view the results.

    Any help appreciated.

    thanks.

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    Default Re: Search Box from External site?

    It's fairly straightforward. Just look at the HTML generated for a header seach box. This is actually a complete form that passes the search terms to the advanced_search_result page. Create a similar form with the same action on your external site and you can pass search terms into your Zen Cart in the same way.
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    Default Re: Search Box from External site?

    Kuroi's right... it's not difficult.

    On one of our customer's external sites, we have the following HTML:

    HTML Code:
    <div id="productSearch">
    		<form id="quick_find" action="http://www.OUR-WEB-SHOP.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result" method="get">
    			<fieldset>
    				<label for="keyword">Search our product catalogue</label>
    				<input type="text" name="keyword"  id="keyword" size="20" maxlength="100" style="width: 145px" value="Enter search keywords" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Enter search keywords') this.value = '';" onblur="if (this.value == '') this.value = 'Enter search keywords';" />
    				<input name="submit" type="submit" class="submit" value="Go" />
    
    				<p><a href="http://www.OUR-WEB-SHOP.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search">Advanced search &gt;</a></p>
    				<input type="hidden" name="main_page" value="advanced_search_result" />
    				<input type="hidden" name="search_in_description" value="1" />
    			</fieldset>
    		</form>
    	</div>
    (Naturally, for privacy, I've changed our actual URL (above) to "OUR-WEB-SHOP" - so this is where you put your own webshop's URL)

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    Default Re: Search Box from External site?

    Got it :) working per your suggestions...and thank for the help
    much appreciated.

 

 

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