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Joomla! Yahoo Web Search Extension

Version:1.0 - Get your free download now

Compatibility: Joomla 1.0.x

License:GNU GPL

Pro-Support:One-to-One

What does it do?

It integrates the Yahoo Search Engine seamlessly into Joomla! With this Joomla! Extension you can add the power of Yahoo Search directly into your website. Search the web or just your own site, limit by country, show results in your native language, spell check queries and filter out adult content. All these features are built into this one Extension.

Why would I want this?

This is one of most powerful site search extension for Joomla! As long as your pages are indexed on Yahoo you have the full power of Yahoo search term analysis and content recognition to help find what your visitors are looking for.

The Demo

This Extension speaks for it's self, and as you would expect from CapecodeHQ it's simple. The images above show all the configuration that is required to add the power of Yahoo Search directly into your Joomla installation. Because all the configuration is done within menu options you can have several customized Yahoo powered searches all running from one Joomla installation.

How do I use it?

Create a new component Menu item, select 'Yahoo Web Search', fill in the options you want and save. If you want to to search just your site enter your domain (e.g. joomla.org, www.capecodehq.com) into the 'Restrict to Domain' box. Simple. For details about each option see below.

Page Class Suffix

This appends the content of the input box to the CSS 'class' names in the extension.

Page Title

This overrides the default 'Page Title' with the text in the input box.

Show Page Title

Controls if a 'Page Title' should be shown. Select 'Yes' or 'No' as required.

Restrict to Domain

If a domain is entered into the input box, searches will be limited to that domain. For example 'joomla.org' or 'www.capecodehq.com'. Use this if you wish to provide a site search service.

Restrict to Country

Select a country from the drop down list to restrict searches too. Only web pages from this country will searched.

Display Language

Select a language from the drop down list. Results will attempt to be writen in the that language.

Show Extra Info

Display the domain, cache size and link to the cached version under the search results (if available). Select 'Yes' or 'No' as required.

Show Adult Content

Allow content deemed adult in nature to appear in the search results. Select 'Yes' or 'No' as required.

Note about UTF-8

In order to accommodate multi-lingual results all content output by this extension is UTF-8 encoded. This means your Joomla website must include a UTF-8 header in order to show some characters correctly. If you do not know what this is or how to do it ask on the Joomla Forum or sign-up for a Pro-Support Account and we can do it for you.

How do I install it?

Once you have downloaded the Yahoo Web Search Extension you can follow the instructions below. There are no special instructions for installing this Extension, the details below describe a standard installation.

Login to your Joomla Administrator website
From the main menu select 'Installers' then 'Components'
In the 'Upload Package File' section click the 'Browse' button
Select the file 'cchq_yahoo_web_search_v1-0_1-0-x.zip' which you downloaded earlier
In the 'Upload Package File' section click the 'Upload File & Install' button
When you see the words 'Upload component - Success' click on continue
From the main menu select 'Menu' then 'mainmenu'
Click on the 'New' icon in the top right
In the 'Components' box click on 'Component'
Enter a name in to the 'Name' box
Select 'Yahoo Web Search' from the 'Component' list box
Click on the 'Apply' icon in the top right
Under the 'Parameters' panel adjust the options to suit
Click on the 'Save' icon in the top right
Your Yahoo Web Search extension is now installed and ready to use

Need Support

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What to do if you find a bug!

If you find a bug in the Yahoo Web Search Extension please report the Bug here. Due to the nature of Joomla Forge you will have to login in order to add Bugs to the Tracker.

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