Categories
Syntax: textual name and URL pattern pairs, additional input boxes will appear as you fill the ones provided
Webinator can create searchable sub-categories that will appear
in a drop down box on the Search page. Enter the name of the category
on the left, and its corresponding URL pattern on the right. URL
patterns may contain asterisk(*) to indicate ``anything'' and
question mark(?) to indicate any single character. There may be
more than one pattern for each category. Separate multiple patterns
with space. The following table provides an example.
| Category | URL Pattern |
Demonstrations | http://SERVER/demos/* |
Manuals | http://SERVER/manual/* |
Books | http://SERVER/a1/* http://SERVER/b3/* |
Table 4.2: Example Categories
This example would create a category named ``Demonstrations''
which would only search the URL
``http://www.mysite.com/demos/'' and any files under this
directory, thereby creating a more concise match to the user's
search. The same is true for ``Manuals''. However, the ``
Books'' category would include pages from both the ``a1'' and
``b3'' directories. The user would now have the option to
search within just these categories or the entire database. The
pattern should not be a single page unless you want a category
with a single page in it (e.g.
``http://www.mysite.com/manual/index.html'' would be
incorrect). It should typically be a prefix for a directory that has
multiple pages within it followed by an asterisk (*).
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