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Perform search via an <A> tag? i.e. search.aspx?q=somekeyword ? Possible? Syntax?
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I'd like to have anchor text that performs various searches on our site. For instance something like this See all of our <a href="search.aspx?q=carbon fiber">carbon fiber</a> parts. But I can't figure out how to do that. If it's possible, what's the syntax for the query string passed in the URL? And why in the heck are reply notifications turned off in this forum? Annoying...
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Yes, it does this. The querystring name is "keyword". Remember that for keyword phrases with spaces you should replace those with "+". So, your example would look like this: See all of our <a href="search.aspx?keyword=carbon+fiber">carbon fiber</a> parts. |
Aaron Sherrick
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Originally Posted by: "Aaron"  Yes, it does this. The querystring name is "keyword". Remember that for keyword phrases with spaces you should replace those with "+". So, your example would look like this: See all of our <a href="search.aspx?keyword=carbon+fiber">carbon fiber</a> parts. Thanks! Any chance you can do more complex searches like AND, OR ()'s etc? I see on the search page you can restrict to certain prices or categories, can you do that via passing parameters? I've tried ?category=foobar and so on and nothing comes up.
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For more advanced search logic like AND-ing keywords, check out this add-on: http://forums.bvcommerce.com/de...lt.aspx?f=91&m=62292As far as passing other predefined search criteria to the search page, this is not supported out of the box, but it is achievable via a customization. We're actually finishing up a site that does this. |
Aaron Sherrick
BV Commerce
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