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PADKit 2.09 MOD :: RE: "Best Match" search feature - FULLTEXT Search

Author: admin
Subject: Show us your software download site
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:29 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

If you have implemented this MOD with your PADkit website, why not post a link to your site either here in this topic, or in our "Other Download Sites" directory.
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PADKit 2.09 MOD :: RE: Category displayed as link

Author: admin
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:27 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

If you have implemented this MOD with your PADkit website, why not post a link to your site either here in this topic, or in our "Other Download Sites" directory.
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PADKit 2.09 MOD :: RE: "Best Match" search feature - FULLTEXT Search

Author: admin
Subject: a couple screenshots of this MOD
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:12 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

Here are a few screens from a freshly modified PADkit site. Notice the "Match strength" boxes.
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PADKit 2.09 MOD :: "Best Match" search feature - FULLTEXT Search

Author: admin
Subject: "Best Match" search feature - FULLTEXT Search
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:22 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

This MOD will put your PADKit search feature on steroids.

For those of you who don't know the benefits of a Full Text search, I recommend reading Zend Developer Zone's Using MySQL Full-text Searching for an excellent overview as well as good examples that go way beyond the scope of this post.

This MOD involves changing a few files, as well as altering the PADDATA table to add a FULLTEXT index for the description field. This may cause your database footprint to increase a bit, so you may need to watch your database size closely especially if your site's host is limiting your database space.

A new choice will appear in the search form for Match: called "Best Match". This will cause the SQL queries to be built with the powerful MATCH() AGAINST() which will lead to much more predictable results. When search results are ordered by "Best Match", the item's matching strength is displayed in a box near the item's description field.

Also, when any other search has been executed, a new sort column "Best Match" will try to sort the data on the matching strength. When resorting to Best Match, the number of results will likely be different.

This MOD will also enhance the display for "New Listings" so that they can not be resorted.
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PADKit 2.09 MOD :: Rules for new MOD posts

Author: admin
Subject: Rules for new MOD posts
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:08 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

Please remember that PADKit is a trademark registered by the Association of Shareware Professionals. These forums are not in any way affiliated with the ASP or PADKit.

These are all posted with strict instructions as to which file(s) to edit. When new php file(s) and any SQL are required, they should be be attached as well as posted inline as code blocks.

There will first have to be a few enhancements to our forums to accommodate this MOD service, namely file attachments and a user ratings system. Until that time, all posts must be without attachments. Perhaps some more issues may come up with respect to providing this MOD service in a phpBB forums, we'll see.

The rules

Your posted changes must work
All MODS are currently designed for PADkit 2.09
MODS must follow specific guidelines and contain explicit instructions on every detail (you will regret it if your post causes other webmasters errors)

MOD Guidelines
For now, we are following a logical "install instructions" format that has survived the test of time. All details about the MOD should be given in the header. An example empty form to start off with can be copied from here:

Code:

##############################################################
## MOD Title: [title of MOD]
## MOD Author: [your name / email / website here]
## MOD Description: [description of MOD]
##
## MOD Version: [specify version]
##
## Installation Level: [select from Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Expert]
## Installation Time: [time... select from <5 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, >15 min, or >30 min]
## Files To Edit: [# of files to edit]
## Included Files: [N/A, or list of included files with relative paths]
## License: http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU General Public License v2
##
## Author Notes:
## [any requirements??]
##
##############################################################
## MOD History:
##
## 2007-01-22 - Version 1.0.0
## - Initial Release
##
##############################################################
## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD
##############################################################

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#
[file to open]

...all of the rest of the logical install instructions go here...

#
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]------------------------------------------
#
# EoM

Some help with "logical install instructions"
Whenever possible, please insure that what you tell a user to search for - actually leads to only one result. For example, don't tell a user to search for "$email" especially when the file that they are to be searching in had multiple instances of that variable; instead, instruct the user to search for a large enough distinct block of text that only appears once in the given file.

When all of the changes are complete for the first file, instruct the user to open the next file with an [ OPEN ] command.

Another thing that can lead to problems may be changes that have to occur inline. In this case, you should just use two find instructions (first a basic [ FIND ] and then [ IN-LINE FIND ]) followed by the [ IN-LINE AFTER, INSERT ].

For an example, you can refer to our first MOD posting Category displayed as link.
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PADKit 2.09 MOD :: Category displayed as link

Author: admin
Subject: Category displayed as link
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:07 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

Please feel free to comment on this MOD in this forum.

Code:

##############################################################
## MOD Title: Category Displayed as Link
## MOD Author: BetterWindowsSoftware http://betterwindowssoftware.com
## MOD Description: This is a simple MOD that will change each listing's category value to a link that will display items in that category.
## MOD Version: 1.0.0
## PADKit version: PADKit 2.09.
##
## Installation Level: Very Easy
## Installation Time: <5 Minutes
## Files To Edit: (1)
## showpads.php
## Included Files: N/A
## License: http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU General Public License v2
##
## Before applying this MOD to your site, you should back up all files related to this MOD as well as your database if applicable.

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#
showpads.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
$category = $query["category"];

#
#-----[ AFTER, INSERT ]------------------------------------------
#
// Category as Link MOD begin
$catlinktext = "<a href='showpads.php?cat=".urlencode($category)."'>$category</a>";
// end of Category as Link MOD

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
<b>Category:</b> $category

#
#-----[ REPLACE WITH ]------------------------------------------
#
<b>Category:</b> $catlinktext "; /* for Category as Link MOD - changed "$category" to "$catlinktext: */ echo "

#
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]------------------------------------------
#
# EoM

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