Search Box not working!

The search feature is only dislplaying matches for word found in the product descriptions only. It won't find any products by title regardless of title case or lower case ... also won't find categories.

Anyone Got ZEn on this one?
my site is :

http://shoplifesabeach.com

You might try a few things:

1 switch to Classic Template ... does it work?

2 review this thread:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148245

3 review this thread:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143258

Let us know if any of these help you out ...

Still no solution... This seems to be a common issue ..but no real solutions have been added to an post that I have seen.

WTF?

Did I miss the results of your switching templates or trying the information in the other two threads? :unsure:

Post #20 in:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148245

looks the closest to your issue where I can search for:
baby

But not for:
classic
croc

as they have an upper case letter ... this could be a symptom of a bad Collation setting in your database table(s) ...

Hey total noob here,

I'm totally confused as to why my search isn't working either.
I get random results and there are headers in the search that I thought I turned off. Not to metion the advanced search turns up nothing. I apologize in advance for my noobness its I've messed up the cart a couple of times trying things on my own.

Help me zencarters your my only hope.

Here it is,

http://sandhilltradingpost.com/cart/

Your search appears to be working fine ...

Your display looks moofy as heck on the results but if I search on:
Heart Shape Golden Citrine

I find them ...

What isn't working? :unsure:

Well yeah I guess the search is working but I'm still baffeled as to why the results look... moofy.

and... since I have you here, how do I create more atributes for the search. like size, shape, color, cut. I cant figure out how to get rid of the wierd headers for qunity, model, manufacturer, and weight. there's got to be a way to get rid of them.

At this time, there isn't a search for the Attributes ...

On the Configuration ... Product Listings ... you have the fields you want to show ...

0 means OFF and any other value is the display order ... if you were to turn off some of the fields like Quantity, Weight and Manufacturer ... the display would look better ...

One more question how did this guys page get the search to work the differnt atributes like size, and shape?

http://www.ritchardgems.com/GEMS/

Thank you so much I'm getting the idea that if you know what your doing zencart rocks. > Ajeh:

At this time, there isn't a search for the Attributes ...

On the Configuration ... Product Listings ... you have the fields you want to show ...

0 means OFF and any other value is the display order ... if you were to turn off some of the fields like Quantity, Weight and Manufacturer ... the display would look better ...
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I do not see any attributes on that site ... :unsure:

Sorry I meant If you put in a search for like 8mm or oval you get results for just those. With ours it seems like a random sample thats why I keep asking about search attributes.

That is in the Product Name or Product Description ...

is that the sort order of each product?

Do a search on that site for:
8mm
oval
8mm oval

click on one of the products that comes up ...

Now search via your browser on the product_info page for:
8mm
oval
8mm oval

you will find that in one of the default searchable fields:
products_name
products_description

it has nothing to do with Attributes ...

Because the product_descriptions includes the details on the Product for things like:

Number of Pieces: 1 Weight: 12.52 CTS. Gem Type: Natural untreated star sapphire., Cut : Oval cab....Size: 11.510.58mm Color: silver-blk . Clarity: opaque., Luster: Excellent.

The customer can search for these terms just like any other words in a products_description ...

I cant thank you enough for the quick responses.

If you could take one more look at my site and at the search results to be exact. My question is how do I change the position of the image, price, and item name columns. I'd like them to be in this order Image, Item Name, and Price.

Thanks again.

If you go to the Configuration ... Product Listing ...

0 = OFF as in DO NOT show the field ...

any other value is ON as in DO show the field ...

The VALUE ORDER in a numeric order is the order that they display on the Product Listing ...

Thanks :bigups:

You really have been great to me.

Love zen cart