SID-02155: Search query of raw text (not rendered text)

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.2.0	Perl version:
Category:	CategorySearch	Server OS:		Last update:	10 years ago

I would like to query my web for text in a hyperlink using the [[   ]] notation or < > notation, but I have not found a way to tell the search to look at the 'raw' source not the rendered version.

For example if I search for 'gohere' on [[gohere.html][this one]] I get no results but if I search for 'this one' I get a hit on the link. likewise if I had used <img src="gohere.png" />

-- TWiki Guest - 2016-02-16

Discussion and Answer

Actually, TWiki's search does look at the raw source, and only at the raw source: TWiki's search feature is based on a simple call grep, without rendering the topics. Could you please provide an example in the Sandbox where a search does not work as you want?

-- Harald Jörg - 2016-02-17

• Sure, let's try it here
  • 
• Search for keyword from picture filename

SID-02155	*
SID-02155	SEARCH{...}

• Search for keyword in alt text

SID-02155	*
SID-02155	SEARCH{...}

• Now lets try a hyperlink
  • web search
• Search for keyword from link

• Search for keyword from text

• Works perfectly on your web (of course).
  
• Seems to work on mine now too. I must have made some mistake on my earlier attempts. Sorry for the trouble.

-- TWiki Guest - 2016-02-26

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