turn off search in description for normal search

30 Nov 2009, 12:12 AM

#1

timdwyer42

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turn off search in description for normal search

Hi is there a setting to turn off search in description for normal search ( not advanced search )

from my own testing search results are far more accurate without search in description

example search "pc case"

with search in description

http://lowpricedhardware.ie/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=pc+case

without search in description

http://lowpricedhardware.ie/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&keyword=pc+case

thanks.

30 Nov 2009, 2:12 AM

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drbyte

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Re: turn off search in description for normal search

Please describe what you mean by "normal search".

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30 Nov 2009, 9:51 AM

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timdwyer42

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Re: turn off search in description for normal search

well I mean in the regular search box, if someone just puts in a term and clicks search. By default it seems to search in describtion.

30 Nov 2009, 4:55 PM

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drbyte

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Re: turn off search in description for normal search

timdwyer42:

well I mean in the regular search box
So, you're referring to something in the header of your website? Or in a sidebox?

You can change the default of "1" to "0" by manually editing the value for search_in_description in the appropriate sidebox template file.

The Developers Toolkit is handy for that sort of thing:
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=38
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=39

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30 Nov 2009, 10:09 PM

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timdwyer42

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Re: turn off search in description for normal search

Yep both. And ok, thank you.