Functions:pageSearchGet

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Description

Retrieves page and product data on pages that qualify for a keyword search.

Syntax

$arrPages= eV::pageSearchGet($keywords[,$fieldList=NULL][,$orderBy=NULL][,$orderDir="DESC"][,$orderType="str"]);

Paramaters

  • $keywords STRING
Keywords to be used to qualify the page search
  • $fieldList STRING (optional)
comma delimited list of field names you would like returned. leaving this value empty will return all fields, though this is not recommended as it could significantly reduce system performance. Page custom fields can be requested by prepending the custom field name with "custom_field_" (example: to include the "myVar" custom field, add "custom_field_myVar" to the $fieldList).
  • $orderBy STRING (optional)
field to order by. This field must be present in the $fieldList. defaults to 'orderId' which corresponds to the order the children are listed in relationships management for the parent $pageId
  • $orderDir STRING (optional)
Either "ASC" or "DESC" signifying the direction of the sorted results. Defaults to "DESC".
  • $orderType STRING (optional)
Either "str" or "num" signifying how the values will be compared when sorting the results. Defaults to "str"

Return Values

Returns a multidimensional array of page data that qualifies for the search. The first dimension is a numerically indexed array of each child (starting from 0). The second dimension is an associative array of keys corresponding to the fields requested in the $fieldList attribute (if $fieldList is empty, all fields are returned. This is not recommended as it creates unnecessary overhead).

The returned array is as follows (all possible fields are listed, note that only fields requested will be returned): 

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            // fields automatically included
            [relevance] => FLOAT
            [pageId] => INT
            [blog_userId] => INT // user id for blogger
            [authorId] => INT // user id for author
            [isLinkDirect] => BIT // signal that this is an outside link circumvents page forwarding
            [isForum] => BIT
            [link] => STR

            //page data
            [templateId] => INT
            [notice] => STR
            [title] => STR
            [subTitle] => STR
            [copy] => STR
            [summary] => STR
            [summaryImage] => STR
            [summaryImageAlt] => STR
            [summaryImageCaption] => STR
            [linkText] => STR
            [publisher] => STR
            [publishDate] => DATETIME
            [startDate] => DATETIME
            [endDate] => DATETIME
            [isBlog] => BIT
            [isPoll] => BIT
            [createDate] => DATETIME
            [modDate] => DATETIME

            // author fields
            [author_firstName] => STRING
            [author_lastName] => STRING
            [author_userImage] => STRING
            [author_handle] => STRING

            // blogger fields
            [blog_firstName] => STRING
            [blog_lastName] => STRING
            [blog_userImage] => STRING
            [blog_handle] => STRING

            // forum / comments fields
            [forumCount] => INT
            [ratingTotal] => INT
            [ratingCount] => INT
            [ratingAverage] => DECIMAL

            // product fields
            [productName] => STRING (for first product in page)
            [productTitle] => STRING (for first product in page)
            [productDescription] => STRING (for first product in page)
            [productId] => INT (for first product in page)
            [lowestPrice] => DECIMAL
            [lowestListPrice] => DECIMAL
            [lowestSalePrice] => DECIMAL
            [productCount] => INT
            [productIdList] => STRING (comma delimited list of INT)
            [saleFromDate] => DATETIME (for first product in page)
            [saleToDate] => DATETIME (for first product in page)
            [lowestLevelPrice] => DECIMAL
            [lowestAllPrice] => DECIMAL

            //children's children and children's grandchildren (great grandchildren to parent pageId)
            [childPageCount] => INT
            [grandChildPageCount] => INT

            //poll data
            [pollCount] => INT

            //custom fields
            [custom_field_?] => ?
                        
        )
    [1] => Array ...
)

Elements from the page associative array are as follows:

Element Description Example
fields automatically included
relevance FLOAT - a numerical representation of how relevant the page is to the keywords entered. Higher number = more relevant. 1.12
pageId INT - system assigned unique pageId of the returned page 6
blog_userId INT - system assigned unique userId of the blogger designed in page management to this page. If the page is not a blog, value will be empty. 10
authorId INT - system assigned unique userId of the author designated in page management to this page. If no author is assigned, this value will be empty 14
isLinkDirect BIT - either 1 or 0 designating if the link is direct. If it is a direct link, the value of the 'link' field will be the ultimate target of the link, regardless if it is internal or external. If the link is not direct, the value of the 'link' field will always be internal - external links will be redirected from the internal page. The latter is for tracking purposes. 0
isForum BIT - either 1 or 0 designating if the page is selected in page management to be a forum. Note this option will only be available if Forums Available is set on in Settings. Use this flag to hide/show forum related page content and logic, so this data is not displayed / processed if the page manager has forums turned off for the page. 1
link STRING - the link to this page. This should be placed in the HREF attribute of the A link tag. The system will automatically generate the correct link to the internal / external target and take into consideration if the link is direct (isLinkDirect) or not. index.php?pageId=192
page data
templateId INT - system assigned unique template id for the template selected in page management for this page 12
notice STRING - notice field entry for this page in page management. Note that notice has to be turned on in Settings to be available in page management. Also notice can be renamed in Settings, therefore might not be titled 'notice' in page management. Often notice is used as the Page Name (unique description of the page for internal use / page identification) This is my page
title STRING - title field entry for this page in page management. Note that title can be renamed in Settings, therefore might not be titled 'title' in page management. This is used as the text descriptor of the page in all areas of administration that list pages (page children, parents, page search, etc). Other fields may be designated to appear as descriptors in administration by changing the Summary Listing Details under the Page Management tab. The page title
subTitle STRING - subtitle field entry for this page in page management. Note that subtitle has to be turned on in Settings to be available in page management. Also subtitle can be renamed in Settings, therefore might not be titled 'subtitle' in page management. This is the subtitle for this page
copy STRING - HTML formatted page copy, as set in the copy field WYSIWYG editor in page management. This serves as the bulk of the page's content. Copy is typically not displayed in page searches / page children as it is to much information when listing multiple page results, though sometimes it is truncates in the results. Note that copy is HTML content, as it is managed by the WYSIWYG editor. <img src="image.jpg" align="right"><p>This is the <b>copy>/b> for this <i>page</i>
summary STRING - summary information about the page. Typically used to describe the page in brief, such as in children, search results and cross sells. This is some additional details about this page. To see more information click this page.
summaryImage STRING - absolute path to an image used in summaries about the page. Typically used to accompany the summary when describing the page in brief, such as in children, search results and cross sells. /files/images/thumbnails/imageName.jpg
summaryImageAlt STRING - alt tag contents for the summaryImage. This describes the image
summaryImageCaption STRING - caption to accompany the summaryImage. The above is an image!
linkText STRING - text to represent the link to go to the page. Click here for more information
publisher STRING - name of the publisher of the page. Typically used when the page is an article, press release or content that is owned by another party. Only available in Page Management if publishing information is set to available in Settings. New York Times
publishDate DATETIME - date to present as the publishing date of the page. Typically used when the page is an article or press release. Only available in Page Management if publishing information is set to available in Settings. 2008-10-16 08:00:00
startDate DATETIME - designates the first day the page should be made available to visitors. If empty, than there is no cut off start date. 2008-10-01 00:00:00
endDate DATETIME - designates the last day the page should be available to visitors. If empty, than there is no cut off end date. 2008-10-31 00:00:00
isBlog BIT - 0 or 1 if page is selected to be a blog (controlled in page management, but set on automatically when a blog is created by a site visitor). Use to create logic that shows / processes blog related content and logic. Note that this option will only be available in page management if Blogging Available is selected in Settings. 1
isPoll BIT - 0 or 1 if page is selected to be a poll via page management. Use to create logic that shows / processes poll related content and logic. Note that this option will only be available in page management if Polling Available is selected in Settings. 0
createDate DATETIME - system generated datetime when the page record was first inserted into the database. 2008-10-15 14:15:56
modDate DATETIME - system generated datetime when the page was last modified. 2008-10-15 16:12:44
author fields
author_firstName STRING - first name of the user designated as the author of the page. This is the first name assigned to the user record for the user with the userId matching the authorId selected in page management for this page. Authors may only be selected if User Publisher Information is selected in Settings. Mark
author_lastName STRING - last name of the user designated as the author of the page. This is the last name assigned to the user record for the user with the userId matching the authorId selected in page management for this page. Authors may only be selected if User Publisher Information is selected in Settings. Wexler
author_userImage STRING - path to image selected for as the user image for the user designated as the author for the page. Authors may only be selected if User Publisher Information is selected in Settings. /files/images/imagename.jpg
author_handle
blogger fields
blog_firstName
blog_lastName
blog_userImage
blog_handle
forum / comments fields
forumCount
ratingTotal
ratingCount
ratingAverage
product fields
productName
productTitle
productDescription
productId
lowestPrice
lowestListPrice
lowestSalePrice
productCount
productIdList
saleFromDate
saleToDate
lowestLevelPrice
lowestAllPrice
children's children and children's grandchildren (great grandchildren to parent pageId)
childPageCount
grandChildPageCount
poll data
pollCount
custom fields
custom_field_?

Examples

Example
// call
$searchArr = eV::pageSearchGet('several keywords here','title,summary,summaryImage,link','relevance','DESC','num');
// output
foreach($searchArr as $search) {
echo "<hr>";
echo "<a href=\"" . $search['link'] . "\">";
echo "<img align=\"left\" src=\"" . $search['summaryImage'] . "\">";
echo "</a>";
echo "<a href=\"" . $search['link'] . "\">" . $search['title'] . "</a>";
echo "<br>" . $search['summary'];
echo "<br><i>Relevance:" . $search['relevance'] . "</i>";
};
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