Page that displays specific search results

[lesliekirk]

Using the PowerSearch and would like to have a separate page that displays the results of a search string. I'm thinking there is a way to do this using the Toolkit, but I don't think I've had enough coffee because the snippet to do this is eluding me.

I'm wanting to create a Page that will "render" the results.

Leslie

[PCINET - Andreas]

Re: Page that displays specific search results

Any page template could do this as long as you assign the correct items to it. You could also add conditionals to the SRCH page and display subsets.

[lesliekirk]

Re: Page that displays specific search results

Okay - the part about creating a page template - up that is understood. Not sure why I would add conditionals to the SRCH page since I need the results to display on the new page. I have the URL with all the search "terms" already in it. I'm thinking iframe on the new page is not the way to do it.

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Re: Page that displays specific search results

What I think Andreas is thinking about, is that your result (at least as we feebly understand it) could be accomplished on the search page with probably one addition conditional. The advantage (if this is the intent) is you could use the same Product Display layout template.

As far as the new page, simply create one that has the same items assigned as the old SRCH page (with power search options included as well of course.)

As an afterthought...not sure I understand why it has to be another page or why any coding is required...seems to me you could just pass in the variables you need as CGI vars (i.e., in the URL) and the results should be as if someone selected those specific terms and settings.

[wcw]

Re: Page that displays specific search results

If you are trying to build urls, you already have examples with the pagination feature for any search that goes more than one page. Each of the page numbers is an href link with the only difference being the offset variable. Study those and you should be able to make a ready made link for just about anything.

[lesliekirk]

Re: Page that displays specific search results

What I think Andreas is thinking about, is that your result (at least as we feebly understand it) could be accomplished on the search page with probably one addition conditional. The advantage (if this is the intent) is you could use the same Product Display layout template.

As far as the new page, simply create one that has the same items assigned as the old SRCH page (with power search options included as well of course.)

As an afterthought...not sure I understand why it has to be another page or why any coding is required...seems to me you could just pass in the variables you need as CGI vars (i.e., in the URL) and the results should be as if someone selected those specific terms and settings.

Understood - it "has" to be another page because that's what the store owner wants. To be able to have a page that displays a specific content based on a Power Search "filter":

Create a page or category and manipulate (or code) it to display the power search results for it, thinking is that having a page or category with a page title specific to the search will help us in our rankings it

[lesliekirk]

Re: Page that displays specific search results

If you are trying to build urls, you already have examples with the pagination feature for any search that goes more than one page. Each of the page numbers is an href link with the only difference being the offset variable. Study those and you should be able to make a ready made link for just about anything.

Bill, the store owner has provided me with a specific URL that produces the results they want. What they want to do is to display those results in a Page that they can also set a page title and other various SEO elements. I'm not sure, could vcallurl be used or does that only work with static content?