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23 Nov 2007, 9:36 PM
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"synonym search"

Does anything exist to enable synonym search? In other words, if my product description contains "t-shirt" make "tee" or "tshirt" also return that product?

23 Nov 2007, 9:54 PM
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Re: "synonym search"

You might want to try integrating Lucene into Zen Cart's advanced search.

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23 Nov 2007, 11:42 PM
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Re: "synonym search"

I'm thinking something very simple:

word.word_id = 1
word.word = "t-shirt"

synonym.word_id = 1
synonym.synonym = "tee"

synonym.word_id = 1
synonym.synonym = "tshirt"

so searches on "t-shirt" return products also containing string "tee" or "tee shirt".

I haven't looked at the Zen search code at all yet ... if anyone can point me in the right direction it'd be appreciated.