| variable name | explain | Example |
| Search Form Submission URL | POST method: /e/search/index.php | <form name="searchform" method="post" action="/e/search/index.php"> |
| GET method: /e/search/?searchget=1 | /e/search/?searchget=1&;keyboard=Empire&;show=title | |
| keyboard | Search Keyword Variable | <input name="keyboard" type="text"> |
| show | Search field variables (multiple fields should be separated by ",". The search fields must be fields for which search functionality is enabled in the backend system model). | <input type="hidden" name="show" value="title,newstext"> |
| classid | Search category ID (do not set to "unlimited"; for multiple categories, use "," to separate them; setting a parent category will search all its child categories) | <input type="hidden" name="classid" value="1"> |
| ztid | Search Topic ID (do not set to "Unlimited"; multiple topics can be separated by commas) | <input type="hidden" name="ztid" value="1"> |
| tbname | Search by data table (requires combination with Search Template ID) When performing a search for custom fields, ensure that the system model selected for the search template matches the intended model. | <input type="hidden" name="tbname" value="news"> |
| tempid | Search template ID (typically used in conjunction with table-based search) | <input type="hidden" name="tempid" value="1"> |
| starttime and Endtime | The start and end times for search publication (leave blank for no restriction; Format: 2008-02-27) | <input name="starttime" type="text" value="0000-00-00" size="12"> <input name="endtime" type="text" value="0000-00-00" size="12"> |
| startprice and endprice | The starting and ending product prices (price field; if left blank, it means no limit) | <input name="startprice" type="text" value="0" size="6"> <input name="endprice" type="text" value="0" size="6"> |
| Search special fields | idSearch by Information ID keyboardSearch by keyword (also allows listing information by tags) useridSearch by Publisher User ID usernameSearch by publisher username | <input type="hidden" name="show" value="keyboard"> |
| member | If the value is 0, no restriction applies. When the value is 1, the system will only search for information submitted by members. When the value is 2, the system will only search for information added by the administrator. | <input type="hidden" name="member" value="1"> |
| orderby | Sort field: Specify the sorting field name for the search results page. If not specified, results will be sorted by publication time (newstime). The sorting field must be a field that has sorting enabled in the backend system model. | <input type="hidden" name="orderby" value="id"> |
| myorder | Sort order: 0: Reverse order (Default) 1: Sequential arrangement | <input type="hidden" name="myorder" value="1"> |
| andor | Set the association relationships between multiple-condition queries; there are two types: OR: The "OR" relationship (default) and: indicates the conjunction "and" | <input type="hidden" name="andor" value="and"> |
| hh | Logical operator variable: LT:less-than GT:greater than EQ:equal to LE: Less than or equal to GE: Greater than or equal to NE:not equal to IN: Contains (search keywords separated by spaces; each value is separated by a space) BT: Range – between two values (search keywords should be separated by a space) LK: Fuzzy Query (Default) | <input type="hidden" name="hh" value="LK"> |
EmpireCMS search functionality – POST and GET parameters