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/* |
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 (*
).
For best search performance, categories that overlap one another - ie. contain pages in common - should be listed most-commonly-searched first.