Posted on 30th May 2009 @ 3:59 AM

The search system on this site has been a little limited especially when it comes to locating non-product information so I've been working hard to improve it...

Features now include:

• Whole site search (including instructions, news articles, etc..)
• Keyword weighting (the more a keyword appears the higher a relevance score it gets)
• Dynamic CSS generation so you don't have to leave your current page
• Multiple short pages avoiding the need to scroll constantly
• Better results

At this point the system is still being tested but I hope to have it finished in the next few days.

More than just Octoinkjet..

Probably the biggest plus with the new search system is that it provides the ability to index more than just the OctoInkjet site. Once I have the necessary tweaks worked out you will also get results from the sister site WasteInk.co.uk helping you find the resources you need quickly.

Improved Product Listings

Initial testing with the search has made it obvious that a little work is needed to add keywords, improve product descriptions and also remove some keywords that provide false positives so expect to see a few changes to the information provided in product listings.

As always, feedback is welcome so please use the contact page to send me your thoughts on these changes or any other issue.