I have been threatening to do this post for at least 4-5 months. So I figured it’s finally time to put up or shut up!!!
I found DGS Search some years back as I was looking for search functionality for my website which back then had oodles of journal pages and galleries. Compared to some of the other searches I was looking at that used mysql databases, cgi scripting, and other madness, it was a godsend. The search is extremely easy to configure on its’ most basic level because of the EXTREMELY OBVIOUS config folder and config file. That’s pretty much a no-brainer.
Once you have those set up (to either search on your localhost or on your real server), there is a little digging you need to do in order to find the bits and pieces of code that will help style the search. But it’s pretty basic search/find.
The search works fine as an include, and the search results page adapted easily to my master pages. Moreover, I have used this search for the better part of almost 9-10 years, so I guess I like it a little. LOL
If you want to get started with DGS Search click this link. If you have any questions or thoughts, drop me a line. If you have a better search, send me a link and I’ll check it out. But it’s gotta be pretty good to beat this one.