Customize search block
You can access the customized search block functionality if an administrator enables the feature.
A customized search block displays content from your website based on your search criteria. For example, you want to display content found using the search term alloy plan.
You can modify a block's appearance by including a heading and descriptions and setting the number of results. When you place a customized search block on a page, the results of your criteria display, as shown in the following image.
To create a customized search block, use the following steps after the block is created. You can edit it from the On-Page Editing view (basic settings only) or the All Properties view (all settings).
- Create a block, as explained in Blocks, using the Customized Search block type.
- Under Required Properties, enter the Search phrase. You must enter at least one character. This phrase reappears on the block's properties screen, where it can be edited.
- Click Create. The display options screen displays.
- Access the All Properties view.
- Under the Content tab, enter the search criteria. Only Search phrase is required. Use the remaining fields to filter the search and control the display of results. The block displays content that satisfies all criteria.
- Search heading – If you want a heading to appear above search results, enter its text.
- Basic Search settings
- Search phrase – Enter text for which you want to search content. You must enter at least one character.
- Match all words – Select to require the search to include all text; clear to search for any word in the search phrase.
- Number of hits – Enter the number (1-1000) of search results that appear in the block.
- Include description –Select to display the description of each search result.
- Advanced search settings
- Search root – By default, all content is searched. To filter the search, select a content root; only content within and under the root is searched. For example, you want to search only content in the /campaigns folder, or its child folders.
- Content types – By default, all content types are searched. To filter the search, select content types to include. For example, you want only to search pages whose type is Landing Page.
- Include Best Bets. Use synonyms – If desired, use the Best Bets and Synonyms features to enhance the search results. See Promoting content using best bets and Adding synonyms for similar phrases.
Example: Real Madrid press releases
Your website provides news about the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). You want to display the five most recent press releases about Real Madrid. So, you
- Create a customized search block.
- Use Real Madrid as the Search phrase.
- Assume your site has a page tree node News, whose content uses two page types: News for ordinary news, and Press releases.
- Use the Search root field to select the News page tree node.
- Use the Content types field to select the Press release page type.
- Set Number of hits to 5.
- Place the block in appropriate locations on your site.