How to add a search form to your site
A simple technique for adding a search function to your site with QuickelSoft CMS. Adding the search text box in your page1. Do not forget to use the “QuickelSoftCMS:Form” if the search form is included in a page managed by QuickelSoft CMS. See the paragraph “Web Form and the HTTP module” in the Developper Guide. 2. Add a text box called TextBoxSearch. 3. Add a button called ButtonSearch. <asp:TextBox ID="TextBoxSearch" Runat=server />
<asp:Button Text="Go" ID="ButtonSearch" OnClick="ButtonSearch_OnClick" Runat=server /> 4. In the ButtonSearch_OnClick method, add the following code. It will redirect the user to the search result page if the search query is not empty. private void ButtonSearch_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (TextBoxSearch.Text != "") Response.Redirect(Root + "/search.aspx?Query=" +
Server.UrlEncode(TextBoxSearch.Text));
} Display the search result1. Create a search.aspx web form. This page will display in a repeater the list of documents matching the query. 2. Add a repeater called “RepeaterSearchResult” <asp:Repeater ID="RepeaterSearchResult" Runat=server>
<ItemTemplate>
<a href="<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CurrentLanguageURL") %>">
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Title") %>
</a>
<br>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater> 3. In the code behind, inherit the page from the class QuickelSoft.CMS.API.Page public class Search : QuickelSoft.CMS.API.Page 4. Bind the repeater data source to the search result.
The code uses the root folder and all its subfolders (IncludeSubFolders = true) to search for published content item matching the query. private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
String query = Request["Query"];
ContentItemCollection contentItems = CurrentSite.RootFolder.GetContentItems();
contentItems.IncludeSubFolders = true;
contentItems.Search(query);
RepeaterSearchResult.DataSource = contentItems;
RepeaterSearchResult.DataBind();
}
Note: The search results displays the documents matching the search query in the content items of the folder and the content items of the subfolders.
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