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July 30, 2019
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Search and Results on a site

  • July 30, 2019
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How do you set up search and results within an intranet site built in dreamweaver 2019. so what I want our employees to be able to do is, at any stage of any page, they can zip up to the top nav and hit the search button, opens the Search page and field, type in,,, for example... "Employee Handbook" or "Holidays" and get results relating to this search.

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    Correct answer Jon Fritz

    Creating a search field in DW doesn't do anything until you attach it to a database.

    There's nothing built into DW that can do it for you (there were tools that could help, a long time ago). These days you will need someone who is versed in server-side scripting and databases to take your information and make it searchable by your site.

    The exact technologies used will depend on the type of server you're running.

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    Nancy OShea
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    July 31, 2019
    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    John Waller
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    July 30, 2019

    One commercial 3rd party solution often recommended for intranets is Wrensoft Zoom

    Zoom Website Search Engine - Add search script to a website

    Jon Fritz
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    Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 30, 2019

    Creating a search field in DW doesn't do anything until you attach it to a database.

    There's nothing built into DW that can do it for you (there were tools that could help, a long time ago). These days you will need someone who is versed in server-side scripting and databases to take your information and make it searchable by your site.

    The exact technologies used will depend on the type of server you're running.