Excluding page elements from Verity search

Paul,

In terms of keeping the site static, I'm not sure this would work but could be worth a try. You can remove your navigation code from each file (I'm working on the assumption that your main navigation is the same from page to page--if not, let me know) and store it in a single HTML file.

For example:
<div id="navigation">
<ul>
<li><a href="##">services</a></li>
... and so on
</ul>
</div>

In your CFM page(s), you can use a <cfinclude template="/Path/To/Nav/nav_file.htm" /> to bring this file into the page.

With the Verity collection(s), you can tell Verity to filter/exclude HTML (*.htm, *.html) files; your previous example had code that called for Verity to index HTML files.

I do not believe that Verity processes the CFM files when indexing; rather, it reads the actual contents of the file, which could work in your favor should the CFM files in question contain the content. Verity would index everything in the CFMs but not in the navigation HTM file.

Not sure that's what you're looking for but hope it helps!

Best,
Craig

Hi, Paul,

Two things:
1. Another question (sorry!). Your cfindex tags indicate that you're searching all CFM and HTM files for the index. So, how is your navigation included in your pages? I ask because you mention "Each page has a navigation which contains an often searched keyword". I think there might be a way to restructure (not in a significant way, of course :) how you pull in your navigation elements and get those to not be indexed.

2. Are you pulling content from a database or a set of static files (i.e., XML or XHTML files that get included)? If you're pulling page content from a DB or a set of static files, it's actually a lot easier to create a collection from a query or the folder of static files and then use cfindex to index the query as a collection. If this is an option, let me know and I can help further.

Cheers,
Craig

Paul,

How are you setting up your Verity collection and running the index? Is this via the CF Administrator or your code? Is it possible to post a sample?

Cheers,
Craig