Make A MovableType Search Bookmarklet
Elsewhere I have described a JavaScript bookmarklet tool I to easily search my own MovableType blog. In fact, highlighting a chunk of text from any web page, I can search my blog (borrowing completely from the Google Browser Button).
So here is a tool to help you build one for your favorite blog (most likely your own.
You will need the full URL produced by a search result from the blog you are setting up. You can find this by using the search form on the main page of your vblog, and copy ther URL created by a seacrh result. It will look something like:
http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi? IncludeBlogs=1&search=barking+porcupine
where you know
- the URL for the search cgi
- the blog's database ID (IncludeBlogs=___)
History
- May 4, 2005 Fixed issue for Safari 1.3, 2.0 and FireFox 1.0.3 changes in handling getSelection() method (thanks Joe Maller).
- Dec 5, 2004 Created a prototype for my own greedy use.
- Feb 5, 2005 Built the first tool here to make your own. Will it be free of bugs on the first release?