Query for search done in vanilla forums

sunnysha

when i search something in vanilla forums, can it be made possible that the search items returned are highlighted with the query text used ?

Grenade

Sorry this might be old post but I thought I would share. You can do this. First you need to have the search files in you theme folder, it is better behavior. Open the the results.php file and put the following function at the top:

function search_excerpt_highlight($excerpt, $keywords) { $keys = implode('|', explode(' ', $keywords)); $excerpt = preg_replace('/(' . $keys .')/iu', '<strong class="search-highlight">\0</strong>', $excerpt); return($excerpt); }

Then replace this:

SliceString(Gdn_Format::Text($Row->Summary, FALSE), 250);

by this:

$excerpt = SliceString(Gdn_Format::Text($Row->Summary, FALSE), 250);
echo search_excerpt_highlight($excerpt,$this->SearchTerm);

Then you can use css to style the strong.search-highlight elements.

x00

If you re going to do it hat way, at least copy it over to you theme, otherwise it is likely to get overwiten. Better still do it is plugin with hooks. Or non invasive javascript, for optimal performance.

Grenade

Yes definitely.