Site search autodiscovery
I’m down with Conjunctivitis, and doing all the things I am forbidden to do—surfing the internet, watching TV, reading a book and if that wasn’t enough, updating some code. And I just finished implementing search auto-discovery on this site1.
Much like auto-discovering feeds2, an Opensearch-standard compliant browser now auto-discovers the availability of search on this site.
Try loading this site in a supported3 browser. You’ll either notice a subtle search icon highlighted in the default browser theme—suggesting that there’s something you can add to your list of search plugins or more visibly via a “+” sign, if you use a theme like Winstripe. Pull the search menu down and you’ll notice this: Add “ckunte.com”.
Enabling this on any site is easy. You’ll need to add the following4 in your site’s header part of XHTML code. I’m using my (this) site’s code for example:
<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/ckuntecom.xml" title="ckunte.com" />
(I had previously explained the construction of Opensearch XML file—ckuntecom.xml, which enables search auto-discovery.)
As a user, for sites that do not offer this feature, you can always use OpensearchFox. But if you’re a site owner, it is probably a good idea to provide this option to your regular readers and referrers.
- I am beginning to test Sneha’s patience now. [←]
- Via the orange feed icon on the right end of the address or location bar. [←]
- Available in Opensearch supported browsers—Firefox and Internet Explorer 7. [←]
- Change file location, file name and title as applicable. [←]