JXtended Finder 1.1.0 Stable Released

JXtended Finder is the best and most advanced search extension available for Joomla.  It's fast because it indexes your content as you save it.  It's accurate because it knows all the pages that are connected with a word or phrase.  It can even make suggestions if you mistype a word.  Version 1.1.0 of Finder brings new features and improvements that are a must-have for every Joomla web site.

Finder 1.1 Features

• Improved indexer interface with progress bar and more reliable exception handling.
• Improved system routing makes search result URLs more reliable.
• Improved search term highlighting in search results and on content click-through.
• Improved caching logic for better performance.

Integration with Joomla

• Added support for Web Links.
• Improved support for Articles and Contacts.
• Automatic updating of Joomla Articles.
• The ability to keep Article states in sync automatically or manage them manually.
• Fixed issues with search results not respecting article start/end publish dates.

Search Filters

• Filter search results based on a variety of options including section, category, label, publication, issue, date, type of content, etc.
• Configure which sections, categories, labels, etc. display in the advanced filter options.
• The ability to create predefined search filters.
• The ability to assign predefined filters to search modules or search views.
• Customizable Advanced Search options.
• Advanced Search support in the Finder module and component interfaces.
• The ability to hide/show the advanced search options and automatically expand/collapse the advanced options if shown.

Integration with JXtended extensions

• Improved Magazine Article, Author, Issue, and Publication support.
• Added support for JXtended Catalog.
• Added support for JXtended Labels.
• Search for labels.
• Filter searches by labels.
• Show content labels next to the item in search results.
• Automatic re-indexing of Labels when they are updated.

Finder search module

• Display advanced search options.
• Assign predefined search filters to a module.
• Configure whether a label or button should be displayed and where they should be displayed in mod_finder.

EventList support

• Search EventList events and venues.
• Search events based on date.

DOCman support

• Search PDF documents stored in DOCman (requires the XPDF toolkit).

How to get Finder

Finder is a commercial extension package for Joomla.  You can purchase a subscription for US$50.  This gives you downloads and updates for 12 months as well as forum support for that time.

You can install Finder on any number of Joomla sites you own so it's really great value to go with JXtended products.