There seems to be a lot of misinfo about Hyperseek here.
As a user of Hyperseek ( standard ver )these are my pros and cons.
Pros
It is stunningly customisable, I have noticed people here saying that it is just restricted to headers and footers but I would have to disagree strongly with that one.
It is fast, I run over 2000 links at a good speed, backed up with a good server you are laughing.
The Admin and control panel offers a very high level of functionally making spidering, submissions, reviews and customisations a straight forward process.
Value for money : Seriously once you start checking out Ultraseek CCE ( Infoseek ) and Altavista's portal software you realise just how stunningly expensive they are and start to appreciate just what you get for you money with Hyperseek. I paid about $400 I think last year.
Integration with other software eg UBB eshare etc. Okay a few of Hyperseek's features, rankings, forums etc need to mature inmho. No probs just chuck them and add in your favorite third party code, UBB forums, Elitehost mail management, membership proggies etc.
Support: Now this is both a pro and a con because for what they are, they do real well by managing with only a few people. Problems do get fixed and fixed well but turnaround is occasionally slow. But they need more peeps, a proper quality assurance, marketing and bug testing programme.
Cons
Upgrading is scary, you never know if you are going to stuff up your web site.
Version documentation is too vague and doesn't match each file release.
Full functionality is server dependent, needing additional perl modules, eg LWP
Learning curve is steep and the time it takes to build a top notch site is considerable.
Round up
Hyperseek is a stones throw from being a top notch enterprise. I think they should spend money to make money - on techies, installers, bug hunters and assistant programmers. As of now it is highly stable and mature software,it contains a wealth of features that will make a site really shine.
I have noticed a number of sites, including the Threads Inc forums that state many features are lacking when in fact they are not. Reviewers should evaluate the latest version. This applies to Links, Hyperseek or any other script.
Check my site out to see my hyperseek implementation.
Its not perfect (yet) but it does show what is possible for professional designers. More importantly though, it does what it set out to do, which is what counts.
http://www.searchgate.co.uk/
Chris
If you have sound html skills and experience of cgi-installs then Hyperseek will do just fine. http://www.hyperseek.com
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As a user of Hyperseek ( standard ver )these are my pros and cons.
Pros
It is stunningly customisable, I have noticed people here saying that it is just restricted to headers and footers but I would have to disagree strongly with that one.
It is fast, I run over 2000 links at a good speed, backed up with a good server you are laughing.
The Admin and control panel offers a very high level of functionally making spidering, submissions, reviews and customisations a straight forward process.
Value for money : Seriously once you start checking out Ultraseek CCE ( Infoseek ) and Altavista's portal software you realise just how stunningly expensive they are and start to appreciate just what you get for you money with Hyperseek. I paid about $400 I think last year.
Integration with other software eg UBB eshare etc. Okay a few of Hyperseek's features, rankings, forums etc need to mature inmho. No probs just chuck them and add in your favorite third party code, UBB forums, Elitehost mail management, membership proggies etc.
Support: Now this is both a pro and a con because for what they are, they do real well by managing with only a few people. Problems do get fixed and fixed well but turnaround is occasionally slow. But they need more peeps, a proper quality assurance, marketing and bug testing programme.
Cons
Upgrading is scary, you never know if you are going to stuff up your web site.
Version documentation is too vague and doesn't match each file release.
Full functionality is server dependent, needing additional perl modules, eg LWP
Learning curve is steep and the time it takes to build a top notch site is considerable.
Round up
Hyperseek is a stones throw from being a top notch enterprise. I think they should spend money to make money - on techies, installers, bug hunters and assistant programmers. As of now it is highly stable and mature software,it contains a wealth of features that will make a site really shine.
I have noticed a number of sites, including the Threads Inc forums that state many features are lacking when in fact they are not. Reviewers should evaluate the latest version. This applies to Links, Hyperseek or any other script.
Check my site out to see my hyperseek implementation.
Its not perfect (yet) but it does show what is possible for professional designers. More importantly though, it does what it set out to do, which is what counts.
http://www.searchgate.co.uk/
Chris
If you have sound html skills and experience of cgi-installs then Hyperseek will do just fine. http://www.hyperseek.com
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Hyperseek v Links