Text search within single article content

Question

I have inserted the Joomla search module in an article.

Now I wish that this module would allow me to search only in the article in which it is present and not throughout the site!

Is it possible?

Answer 1

No, the Joomla search module will not work to search within a single article. But there are several ways you can make your FAQ more user friendly, depending on how complex it is. Here's a couple of ideas:

1. Tell the users to press Ctrl + F (or simply F3) to open the in-page search box to search on the current page. This works on all browsers (as far as I know).

2. Implement a in-page search box using JavaScript. I found the following code that should work, although it's quite old (the site talks about Netscape, a browser from the era of the dinosaurs...):

   var TRange=null;
   
   function findString (str) {
    if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion)<4) return;
    var strFound;
    if (window.find) {
   
     // CODE FOR BROWSERS THAT SUPPORT window.find
   
     strFound=self.find(str);
     if (!strFound) {
      strFound=self.find(str,0,1);
      while (self.find(str,0,1)) continue;
     }
   }
    else if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft")!=-1) {
   
     // EXPLORER-SPECIFIC CODE
   
     if (TRange!=null) {
      TRange.collapse(false);
      strFound=TRange.findText(str);
      if (strFound) TRange.select();
     }
     if (TRange==null || strFound==0) {
      TRange=self.document.body.createTextRange();
      strFound=TRange.findText(str);
      if (strFound) TRange.select();
   }
    }
    else if (navigator.appName=="Opera") {
     alert ("Opera browsers not supported, sorry...")
     return;
    }
    if (!strFound) alert ("String '"+str+"' not found!")
    return;
   }
   

3. Use a knowledgebase extension that has built-in search function.

Answer 2

No, it is not possible. Joomla "Search module" search through content areas in CMS database. It does not search in a published article, on the browser side.

Answer 3

There seem to be a couple of Joomla modules which allow you to search for text within the same page using JavaScript.

Not sure if this is what you are looking for https://jdev.l-it.co.za/products/in-page-search-term-highlighter

This module basically lets you search for content within the same page you are on, similar to the CTRL+F browser search feature.