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Highway of Life · 05-08-2008, 06:51 PM

Sphinx makes a Search plugin that phpBB.com and Joomla.org use on their sites. Google searches are good, but they are far from perfect, especially when it relates exactly to the website.
For example, forums, you might want to search a specific author, and specific words used by that author. Google doesn't do that, but a site-specific search plugin would.
So yes, I think it's a good idea, and there is plenty of room for it in the industry. I don’t believe Google should keep you from creating it. :)

05-08-2008, 06:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Highway of Life The Wanderer Join Date: May 2008 Location: Beware of programmers carrying screwdrivers Posts: 21 Thanks: 0	Sphinx makes a Search plugin that phpBB.com and Joomla.org use on their sites. Google searches are good, but they are far from perfect, especially when it relates exactly to the website. For example, forums, you might want to search a specific author, and specific words used by that author. Google doesn't do that, but a site-specific search plugin would. So yes, I think it's a good idea, and there is plenty of room for it in the industry. I don’t believe Google should keep you from creating it. :) __________________ - Highway of Life [ Software Engineer \| PHP Developer \| phpBB.com Team Member ] phpBB Academy at StarTrekGuide