Littourati News: Don't Trust the Search Widget

Hi visitors to Littourati!  For the convenience of visitors I have included a search bar to search Littourati.  However, I have recently noticed that sometimes the search provided by Squarespace doesn't always find things, even when they are there.

I noticed this because a visitor recently tried to search for the word "Indio," and returned 0 results.  I wrote a post quite a time back on Indio when I was mapping On  the Road.  There is a post called "Indio, California."  Indio is sprinkled throughout the body of the post, and it is also in the post's tags.

Yet the Squarespace-provided search widget returned 0 results.

If you are unsure whether the search results are real, you have two other options.  You can check the Archives, where things are broken out by month posted and by category.  You can also look at the "All Posts" link in the top banner section, where every post that I've written has been listed.  You can use your browser's "find" feature to quickly search the list of posts on a key word, like "Indio."

In the mean time, I've sent a message to Squarespace to let them know about the bug in their search widget.  I appreciate your visits, and hope that you find Littourati interesting and helpful!  Please feel free to contact me through this page, either in comments or through the e-mail feature!

Michael Hess

Littourati News: Map problems fixed and maps enhanced with searchbar

I reported that the links to the blog posts in the Google maps were not working correctly.  These have now been fixed in both the Kerouac map and the Blue Highways map and all links now connect to the correct blog, making it possible for access to the blog from the map as well as access to the map from the blog.

I have also enhanced the maps.  There is now a search bar enabled in the lower left hand corner of the maps.  If you want to get directions from where you are to a site on the map, you can now do it within the map.  I hope you find this helpful!

Michael Hess