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Create the search box

This is a simple variation of the Simple Search Form from the EE documentation. This could be put into its own template or more likely be part of a global header embedded into every page.

{assign_variable:my_weblog="default_site"}
{assign_variable:my_template_group="site"}

{!-- your page header --}

{exp:search:simple_form weblog="{my_weblog}"}


Search:




 



{/exp:search:simple_form}

{!-- your page footer --}

An optional result_page="search/results” can be added to the exp:search:simple_form tag to specify the search results page.

An example search box can be seen here.

The search results page

This will be in its own template (eg, search/results) wrapped in the site’s header and footer.

For usability we could include the search box again (with the search term filled in):

{!-- your page header --}

{exp:search:simple_form weblog="{my_weblog}"}


Search:




 



{/exp:search:simple_form}

Before displaying the results:

<p>Searching for: <b>{exp:search:keywords}</b> found {exp:search:total_results} results.</p>

{exp:search:search_results}


{title}
{excerpt}


{/exp:search:search_results}


{!-- your page header --}

This will display the search results in a simple, definition list.

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