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ricardo.fiel - 4/29/2010 9:49:41 AM

Tabbed results with SmartSearch - possible?

Hi all,

On a website built on aspx templates, we're considering SmartSearch.
Can it be used to display tabbed search results?
Each tab would display number of items, and by clicking the tab, the user would see the results for that tab.

Example is here:
http://www.gamespot.com/search.html?qs=halo&om_act=convert&om_clk=search

Thank you,
Ricardo


Kentico Consulting	kentico_borisp - 4/30/2010 2:38:07 AM RE:Tabbed results with SmartSearch - possible? Hello, Yes, it is possible to do something like this, but you will have to create a custom webpart. You will also have to call the search method multiple times (depending of the count of your categories). Best regards, Boris Pocatko

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ricardo.fiel - 4/30/2010 5:31:49 AM

RE:Tabbed results with SmartSearch - possible?

Thanks Boris.

I was expecting that kind of work, so I think we're ok. Given that we have around 10 categories and 1.000's of nodes, the only question now is about performance in this scenario:

1. Use Search method (if Indexing and Smart Search are enabled, it will use Lucene indexes, correct?)
2. Use a stored proc.

I think we'll go for scenario 1, but if you think it would be better to use SQL directly, please give your input.

Thanks for the prompt answer,
Ricardo


Kentico Consulting	kentico_borisp - 4/30/2010 8:26:55 AM RE:Tabbed results with SmartSearch - possible? Hello, The smart search approach is the faster option. But you will have to rebuilt the indexes periodicaly (if something new is added). The smart search searches just one indexing file and SQL queries are seraching whole tables. Best regards, Boris Pocatko


Member	ricardo.fiel - 4/30/2010 9:34:22 AM RE:Tabbed results with SmartSearch - possible? Great! Many thanks for your advice on this. Ricardo


Member	ricardo.fiel - 5/11/2010 6:45:35 AM RE:Tabbed results with SmartSearch - possible? Hi Boris, Done and works like a charm! Super fast using Smart Search, with some changes in the web parts. Again, many thanks for your input. Can't wait to show you guys this project. It's huge. Regars, Ricardo