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datasets / publicbodies

A database of public bodies such as government departments, ministries etc.

http://publicbodies.org

MIT License

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Search support #3

Closed rufuspollock closed 10 years ago

rufuspollock commented 11 years ago

Options

JS solr (lunrjs etc)
Separate solr
Google custom search (require us to build a site-map or list everything on the front page)
No search

rufuspollock commented 11 years ago

Strong inclination to using google either by simple post onwards with site:publicbodies.org or google custom search (I've already got example custom search set up).

Where do we put search on the site? In navbar?, on front page? Both? ...

Where does search take you? Either google or our /search page with custom search embedded ...?

rufuspollock commented 11 years ago

@wombleton any thoughts on this - I guess the google custom search would be a quick and (not that) dirty solution.

Any ideas on how to integrate UX wise?

wombleton commented 11 years ago

I could do something cheap doing token matching locally via the dirty database, was thinking of putting it as a select2 element in the top right. In my queue!

rufuspollock commented 11 years ago

Like putting in the search box. I'm happy with either google custom or local search. Medium term google custom search is probably going to be better, especially as we get richer information ...