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skanaba
 
 
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Building web pages outside of WB

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Hello, we have a client who is familiar with coding and needs to build about 200 pages for a knowledgebase. Is it possible to build pages outside of WB, upload them and have the pages live? The source code of a pre-built template would be used for him to edit, and the searchindex.js file would also be updated with the text for searching the database using the search box. The site does use a master page and the pages would "reside" inside of the content area. Is it feasible to do this? If not, do you have any recommendations?
A sample page with search box is online at this link: https://mediapeopleintl.com/VinNow-KB-Dev_03-15-21/ search for credit card processing and see the results.
One more item...if we go ahead and build the pages for the client in WB, are there any limits to the amount of data stored in the searchindex.js file? with 200+ pages it will get quite lengthy. Your thoughts?
Thank you!
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Re: Building web pages outside of WB

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You can link to external pages or make them part of the project via the Site Manager (external file).
However, you cannot edit the HTML code or make them part of the search index.

For large websites, I do not recommend to use JavaScript as search engine. In that case, it's better to use a server based, database driven search solution.
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Re: Building web pages outside of WB

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Thank you for the feedback. Just wondering what would happen if the .js page got too large? ...crash, or have you seen this type of application with .js. We could opt for searching in the top level topic areas i.e., Credit Card Processing, etc. Since these would only involve 10 to 20 pages, should this approach work with the .js?
If not...
Do you have a recommendation for a database solution...just wondering if you have seen anything in particular. Thanks again, Steve
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Just wondering what would happen if the .js page got too large?
I think the browser will become slow. 10 to 20 pages will not be a problem.

I do not have any experience with server based search engines myself, so I cannot recommend anything.
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Re: Building web pages outside of WB

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Thank you Pablo. Have a nice weekend.
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Re: Building web pages outside of WB

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Have you considered a php script for the knowledgebase? there are several good ones out there that you could embed into a single wwb page. Your client would use an online dashboard to maintain the knowledge base. Most will have a search engine as part of the script and will use MySQL to store the data. Overall it should be a far easier to maintain and possibly more powerful option. The cost from the one I am listing below is $19 to $29.

Here is one I am going to be adding to several of my sites, but there are numerous others:

https://www.phpjabbers.com/knowledge-base-builder/
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