Site wide search v catalogue search

[k3nn3dy3]

I have a client building a new web site who has agreed that a site search function is a good thing in order to get a view on how customers are using the site, the search terms they are using as a source of keywords etc. The problem is the developer has implemented a catalogue/product search which only queries the products in the database. On the one hand this is fine in that the search is directing users to products and not to other areas of the site. But the customer is disappointed that the search is not site wide. Are there any solutions where third party search utility could be implemented whithin the site which will search both? The ecommerce platform is Magento.

Any views would be very helpful!

[de4e]

Hi,

I'm personally recommend Google Custom Search. It works great for me.

Also You can find in Google many search scripts for most popular platforms(php, .aspx etc). Their will help if you don't want add you pages in Google index, or have private segments on site (personalized by the way)