[wp-hackers] [GSOC 08] Asking for help with proposal ideas....

[Eric Marden]

> Extending the search system to support more advanced search syntax,
> relevance, and external APIs like Google or Yahoo's.

Users can already do this easily, with copy and paste code from the  
search giants. But a boost in relevancy wouldn't hurt. Lucene is a  
nice choice for that, and keeps the index on the the same server,  
instead of relying on a 3rd party.

Official Site: http://lucene.apache.org/

Here's an example of a php solution:
http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.search.lucene.html

-e