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Search
Engine Overview
The Search
Engine Options allows you to install the WebGlimpse Search Engine on
your site. This tool allows users to perform searches for content on your
site.
Once the search
engine is installed, configured and indexed, it will be available on an
HTML page located on your site. You will need to manually (using your web
site creation tool of choice) create links to the WebGlimpse HTML page.
Installing
the Search Engine:
How To Install
Web Glimpse On Your Site:
-
From
the Control Panel, select the Search Engine icon. If WebGlimpse
is not installed on your site, the Search Engine Manager displays a message
indicating that WebGlimpse is not yet installed.
-
Select
the Install WebGlimpse button. A message appears indicating that
WebGlimpse will be installed on your site within approximately ten minutes.
Configuring
the Search Engine for Your Site:
The Search
Engine Manager allows you to specify the types of files you would like
to index on your site. It is common practice to have search engines only
index content files; images and program files are typically not indexed.
How
to Configure the Search Engine:
Re-Indexing
Your Site with the Search Engine:
When you install
WebGlimpse, it automatically creates an index of your site. If you make changes
to your site (like adding pages), or change the configuration (as done in the
above procedure) you will need to re-index the site so that all new changes
are reflected in the WebGlimpse index. This helps to ensure that WebGlimpse
returns accurate, up-to-date search results when users perform searches on
your site.
How
to Re-Index Your Site:
- From the Search
Engine Manager, select the ReIndex Web Pages button. The web pages
on your site will automatically be re-indexed and a page of the results
from that re-indexing appears.
- Review the
output. Select the Back to Search Engine Manager link at the bottom
of the page.
Testing
the Search Engine:
Once the Search
Engine has been installed and configured on your site, you may wish to test
it to make sure it is functioning correctly.
How
to Test the Search Engine onYour Site:
- From the Search
Engine Manager, select the link to the file on your site under the section
4) Test using your new search engine. A new page appears featuring
the WebGlimpse search engine tool for your site.
- Try testing
the utility by entering a search string for a piece of text you know to
be in a file on your site. Click on the Submit button. A results
page appears. You can try changing the various settings available in the
WebGlimpse tool, then performing other searches to verify how those settings
affect the search.
Removing
the Search Engine:
- From the Control
Panel, select the Search Engine icon. If Web Glimpse is installed
on your site, the Search Engine Manager displays indicating WebGlimpse is
installed.
- Click on the
Remove WebGlimpse button. A message appears indicating that WebGlimpse
will be removed from your site within approximately ten minutes.