Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-11 Thread Rob Voyle
Hi Michael I have used http://www.freefind.com/ for many years They have a pro version. I don't know how it integrates with mySql but it has worked well on my CF site. Rob Robert J. Voyle, Psy.D. Director, Clergy Leadership Institute For Coaching and Training in Appreciative Inquiry Author:

(ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Grant
We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my question is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Gerald Guido
I have used Yahoo's site search api. The give you results in xml format so you can do with it as you please. Free too. HTH G! On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Michael Grant mgr...@modus.bz wrote: We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the

RE: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM To: cf-talk Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Matthew Williams
If it's in a database, I tend towards collections for the site search. I've got a site with 65k products that uses this approach at the moment. -- Matthew Williams Geodesic GraFX www.geodesicgrafx.com/blog twitter.com/ophbalance

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Grant
Can you link me? Googling that term sends me to Yahoo's search BOSS API which is only free for up to 250 pages. I could actually find site search API only site explorer API which says it's scheduled to be shut down Sept 15, 2011. http://developer.yahoo.com/search/siteexplorer/ Is site search API

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Grant
Message- From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM To: cf-talk Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Russ Michaels
? And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o).  Is that what the Google free search utilizes? Rick -Original Message- From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM To: cf-talk Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution We have a client

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Russ Michaels
-Original Message- From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM To: cf-talk Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the free Google solution

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Gerald Guido
I could actually find site search API only site explorer API which says it's scheduled to be shut down Sept 15, 2011. Yeah that is the one. Crap. I had no idea it was closing down. My bad. Actually that is a good thing that you brought that to my attention. I guess I will be following this

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Grant
No worries. I'm actually glad it's on your radar now. It would suck to find out after it shut down. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Gerald Guido gerald.gu...@gmail.comwrote: I could actually find site search API only site explorer API which says it's scheduled to be shut down Sept 15,

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Grant
10:04 AM To: cf-talk Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my question

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Russ Michaels
...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM To: cf-talk Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Grant
: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM To: cf-talk Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All

RE: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
Just so I'm clear, too... that's Yahoo's search API that's shutting down Sep 15, 2011? -Original Message- From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:17 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution No worries. I'm actually glad

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Gerald Guido
shutting down Sep 15, 2011? -Original Message- From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:17 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution No worries. I'm actually glad it's on your radar now. It would suck to find out after it shut

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Dave Watts
Thanks Russ, I will check it out. Our client will likely want a solution without ads, but it looks like the paid version is pretty reasonable, with plans starting at $100.00/year for up to 10,000 queries. If you have any questions about Google Site Search, or want to purchase from a reseller,

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Dave Watts
And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o).  Is that what the Google free search utilizes? No, Google's search tools rely on Google's own proprietary functionality. In the case of Google Site Search, it's really kind of baked into the public search functionality that Google offers.

Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Grant
Very good to know, thanks Dave. We're compiling our options and will make our recommendations to the client. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Dave Watts dwa...@figleaf.com wrote: Thanks Russ, I will check it out. Our client will likely want a solution without ads, but it looks like the

RE: (ot) Best Site Search Solution

2011-09-08 Thread Robert Harrison
We use the Google paid version frequently. It works well; it's easy to implement. Here's a couple of samples if you want to see it can be customized to match your site: http://www.rivkinradler.com or http://www.vaughn.edu/ Robert B. Harrison Director of Interactive Services Austin Williams