Several FrontLook Site Search Engine customers
have asked if it is possible to add a "Clear" or "Reset"
button to the
search engine page. This will allow the user of the search page to clear
the search results in order to start a new search. We have devised a small
piece of code to insert on the page next to or near the submit button that
will perform the "clear" function.
Step 1: Locate a place for the "Clear" button
Bring up your search.asp or search.php page. Click on the "Search" button.
Press the HTML ot Code Tab to see the Page's HTML. The HTML code for the
Search Button will be highlighted.
Now place your cursor at the end of the line
Step 2: Insert the Clear button HTML
Now select the text from the text box below and paste it onto the page
while in HTML / Code mode.
Now switch back to
Normal / Design mode and you should see the "Clear" button next to the
"Search" button. The button may look different depending on the style
sheets that is applied to the page.
You can add or remove spaces between the form elements to clean up the
look of the page.
Step 3: Test
your new Clear button
Now save the page and publish it your server for testing. We have added a
clear button to the following page so you can
test the "Clear" button. To test the Clear function, put a word in the
Search field, press the Search button to run a search. Once the search
results have been displayed, press the "Clear" button.
And That's it.
Now you can add a "Clear" button to your FrontLook Site Search Engine
page.
