Firefox Search Plugin for here!

[Trekkie101]

Like the Google Plugin?

Love searching things from any site and very fast and want to do the same for SMF, well now you can. Introducing the SMF Firefox Search Bar Plugin!

Screenshots:






This will only work here although you could quite easily make your own. Ill share my code if anyone interested.

To get it just goto http://smf.oldiesmann.us/smf.htm and there should be a link to add it.


So What does it do?
Gives a simple search bar in Firefox with an SMF logo and lets you search these forums

What doesn't it give?
Access to the latest beta!

Anyway enjoy!

[Oldiesmann]

Sweet!

[Owdy]

Nice! Thanks

[Trekkie101]

Sweet!

hehe

Nice! Thanks

No probs

Took a while, becuase of the 3 ways I tried to get the search string, one gave ahuge list of characters, the other wouldnt accept action and finnally I just based it on how the box at the top works, the community thing so its working now anyway.

[Pause]

Nice one - any chance of looking at the code plz? I know I'm not a coder or anything, but I'm hoping that it wouldn't be too hard (plus I'm trying to learn various coding when I can)...

[Jerry]

looks like it's just javascript matt

Code Select Expand

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function errorMsg()
{
  alert("Netscape 6 or Mozilla is needed to install a sherlock plugin");
}
function addEngine(name,ext,cat)
{
  if ((typeof window.sidebar == "object") && (typeof
  window.sidebar.addSearchEngine == "function"))
  {
    //cat="Web";
    //cat=prompt('In what category should this engine be installed?','Web')
    window.sidebar.addSearchEngine(
      "http://www.t101.uni.cc/plugins/"+name+".src",
      "http://www.t101.uni.cc/plugins/"+name+"."+ext,
      name,
      cat );
  }
  else
  {
    errorMsg();
  }
}
//-->

</script>

<a href="javascript:addEngine('smf','PNG','General')">Simple Machines Search Plugin</a>

[Trekkie101]

For the code for the search thing just open smf.src in notepad or similar and the code is sittiing in there. Just plainly, if you look long enough you may notice how easy it actually is. 

[Owdy]

We should host this script in here

[Midgard]

Very nice! Thank you Trekkie

[Trekkie101]

We should host this script in here

hehe

Also SMF Team it would be great if you hosted the plugin here instead, but ive hosted it because of the Javascript installer thing

Yeah it would be a bit better.

[Oldiesmann]

I can't get to this (at least not from school)... Firefox sits there trying to load that page for about 30 seconds or so before telling me "The document contains no data"... Might be due to the firewall they've got on the network here.

[Pause]

I can't get to this (at least not from school)... Firefox sits there trying to load that page for about 30 seconds or so before telling me "The document contains no data"... Might be due to the firewall they've got on the network here.

No, I'm getting the same here - although I got it earlier, the page seem to want to load now...

[Trekkie101]

Host seems to be having some trouble right now. Ill post it on a backup host soon!

[Trekkie101]

New link on top post sorry guys.

[Oldiesmann]

Sweet. That one worked! Thanks

[Trekkie101]

Hosts server needed restarted. Something to do with a conflict with the kernel or something 

EDIT: Scored out new link, first ones working again but there incase needed.

[David]

Can it be uploaded here? https://addons.update.mozilla.org/

[Trekkie101]

Well I suppose it could but it wouldnt be universal, it would still only work here. Maybe the mycroft site would be better for it. http://mycroft.mozdev.com/

Thats the plugin search bar site.

What do you all think?

Although it takes 3 weeks to appear.

[ArkServer]

is it possible to make if work for my site? b/c its pretty neat 

[Trekkie101]

Yeah open the .src file, change the URL, done

[Zenigata]

Yeah open the .src file, change the URL, done

Where can i find the .src file?

Thanks

[Trekkie101]

C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/searchplugins/smf.src

[Alexandre P.]

Works great !  If you see no problem (I guess no, seeing the answer you gave to ArkServer ), I'll adapt it for my site.  This is really helpful !

[Trekkie101]

Works great !  If you see no problem (I guess no, seeing the answer you gave to ArkServer ), I'll adapt it for my site.  This is really helpful !

Theres not a problem what so ever. I didnt really think anyone would find it that useful.
Although ill identify a problem youll maybe have, make sure to update the second location for your specific version, or in 30 days it'll call my site for its anual update, and then your members will get my code which searches here instead of your site.

[Alexandre P.]

Thanks for the info

[Trekkie101]

Thanks for the info

Never thought about it myself, until the smf.src file started being hit the other day, then I realised why.

[shirishag75]

Hi trekkie,
              thanx first of all for the plugin. Would also do the same for a site where I'm a member the only thing is the *.png icon which in u'r case goes to the same site from where we downloaded this one. Possible to package it with the plug-in or something like this. Let me say I'm not a programmer just a user but of-late do some little tweaking around.

[choco]

Does any one have a another link for this

[Gargoyle]

I would love to use this but I cannot download it ? Can you e-mail it to me trekkie ??

[ExistenZ]

the download link thingy doesn't work...but i cannot wait to add it to firefox.

[Anakin_holland]

Just noticed this thread... Would be great to add this to my firefox! And even better to add this to my website!

Pretty Please!?

[Trekkie101]

Sorry, really sorry guys!

http://www.ihsezine.com/trekkie/smf.htm - that should be it now

Sorry again!

But its fixed

~Trekkie

[Gargoyle]

Vey cool thanks much!

[ExistenZ]

thanks.

[Anakin_holland]

Thank you! Just tested it, but (and maybe I overlooked something obvious?) this might only work in Windows...?

It just won't install when I use Linux? I Should mention however I can't take at a look at any page source whatsoever, so it might as well just be a cripple install on my end?

Greetz!

Anakin

[Trekkie101]

Thank you! Just tested it, but (and maybe I overlooked something obvious?) this might only work in Windows...?

It just won't install when I use Linux? I Should mention however I can't take at a look at any page source whatsoever, so it might as well just be a cripple install on my end?

Greetz!

Anakin

Should work cross platform, does for me. What version of Firefox are you using, and try a stock stable release from mozilla (1.0.7) and tell me if that doesnt work.

[Anakin_holland]

Should work cross platform, does for me. What version of Firefox are you using, and try a stock stable release from mozilla (1.0.7) and tell me if that doesnt work.

Will try lateron. Have installed 1.0.6, updated to 1.0.7 with 4 extensions:

• User Agent Switcher
  
• Dictionary search
  
• Auto copy
  
• HTML Validator
  

I have the same version and extensions in Windows, and that does work. I will give it a try lateron, or maybe tomorrow!

Anakin

[Trekkie101]

Quick update,

To ensure future access to the plugin, oldiesmann is now very kindly hosting it.

http://smf.oldiesmann.us/smf.htm

So thats where it'll be in future

Edit - you spelled my name wrong

[forsakenlad]

Really useful, thanks Trekkie101

[anna.young]

Very neat, perfect shortcut, thank you.  Still, 'stress on the server' stops you in exactly the same way.

Somebody with the script to override this message could make a fortune...  (jk)

Anna

[Pause]

Quick update,

To ensure future access to the plugin, oldiesmann is now very kindly hosting it.

http://smf.oldiesmann.us/smf.htm

So thats where it'll be in future

Edit - you spelled my name wrong

If you like, I could also host a mirror? (I'm on a dedicated server run by a friend so it'd be no problem  )

[Simplemachines Cowboy]

SWEET!
Thank you.

[Wounded Knee]

great!!

thank you.

[JayBachatero]

I love this plugin.  Been using it since it was made.  Good job Trekkie.

[daragor]

please u can send me the smf.src file? this is hide in my pc. thanks and sorry x my english

a link?

[Oldiesmann]

daragor - the old plugin with the ".src" file won't work with the latest version of Firefox. Firefox uses a different technology now. I'll have to check to see if we have a newer version of that plugin laying around, especially since IE7 uses the same technology for their search bar.

[Alan S]

Works fine for me , Tried it out on FF 2.0.3 and its fine.

[SleePy]

Oldiesmann,
It still functions.
But I do have the same thing working on my site for the Main site, Docs, Mods and Themes sites as well (and php site for my quick function lookups).

[Oldiesmann]

We should still update it to use the OpenSearch format

[SleePy]

We should still update it to use the OpenSearch format

Feel free to pull the xml file from my site that does it if you wish, Oldiesmann.

[ivo2296]

Hi,

nice trick but wonder.... is it possible to make few plugins for search in particular boards only, cause currently it searches in whole forum?

Thanks!