Auto Complete Search

Hi,

How can I make the Search Box at the top Auto Complete Search? is there a code that I need to add or is there a module I need to buy?

Thanks

Autocomplete works on the principal that there is a prepopulated list of search items to search through.

On a social networking site with literally millions of possible search words and phrases it is simply impracticable. It would slow your site to a crawl. Doing it live via ajax calls as you type would also kill the sites speed. Most people can't afford a server with the power to handle such rapid search requests.

The only other option is to do it the way google does it and use a prepopulated list of what they call suggestions. It's a list that contains popular searches, but obviously not the full database.

I do not know of any module that is able to do that. You would need to make a request in the jobs section.

That's OK, there isn't much traffic and we have a fully dedicated server... Ajax Search would be fine... do I need to put some lines in the code or inject a code or is there a ready made mod for that?

Thanks

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 Most definitely

  is there a ready made mod for that?

I am not aware of any.

How? what type of code? where?

Any help is really appreciated...

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 As HL is trying to say but lacks communication skills, AKA being nice to anyone, you may have to post this special request in the aforementioned post.

This is an example of an old template that DID include a simple search bar that populated the members...

I would like to be able to use this again but have put it in the 7.0.9 module graveyard; and as here only use for examples.

http://server1.floridabeachwebcams.com/ search for "michael"

test user: user

password: password

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 I pointed him in the right direction.  After six years of seeing thousands of the same old "what code do I add", for a feature that would take considerable thought and work to implement, I've been conditioned to abbreviate  the answers.   Most people here don't even bother to answer anymore. 

My communication skills are just fine, but you've got to ask a sensible question to see those skills.  As far as that being nice thing, I'll give you that one.  At least I'm not prejudiced.... I'm not nice to anyone.

"I'm not nice to anyone." - you have been nice to me

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Must have been an accident

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 LMAO.

Was just ruffling feathers anyway. Miss the active Boonex.