Site searches
Visitors use site search pages to search for content on your site. You can include filters, sorts, and other standard features in your site-search pages, and even have different search pages for different sites.
In the previous illustration, the search results include a filter for type of content, sort options by date published, a promo associated with the search term, and the discovered items' headline and first paragraph.
In the dashboard, in the Quick Start widget, click Site Search. A Site Search content edit page appears. (If you don't see Site Search in the Quick Start widget, create a new site search by following the procedure in Creating any type of content.)
Using the following table as a reference, fill out the fields to create a site search page.
Click Publish.
Field | Description |
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Title | Heading for the site search page. |
Results Per Page | Number of search results per page. Previous and next buttons appear to page through the results. |
Types | Content types in which this search page looks for matching items. |
Filters | Fields by which visitors can filter the search results, such as date published or content type. Checkboxes appear for each filter. |
Sorts | Fields by which visitors can sort the search results. |
Show All Content On Empty Query | Determines what happens if a visitor clicks the search button without providing any search terms.
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Search Spotlight | |
Dictionary | Dictionary to use for determining the spotlight associated with a search term. For information about creating dictionaries, see Dictionaries and terms. |
Max Spotlights | Number of spotlights to display at the top of a search page. |