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title: Search configuration
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createdAt: 2026-07-30T20:22:01.868Z
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**Note**
This topic is for CMS administrators and developers with administrative access rights.
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Search configuration determines which content types appear in CMS global search results. Administrators tune the providers so editors find blocks, files, and pages without irrelevant results.
Go to **Settings** > **Tools** > **Search Configuration**.

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CMS uses Optimizely Graph as its default internal search engine. Disable a provider to exclude that content type from the results the global search bar returns. Content remains accessible through the content tree. The following providers are available by default:

- **Shared Blocks (from CMS)** – Searches for CMS shared blocks.
- **Files (from CMS)** – Searches for CMS documents.
- **Pages (from CMS)** – Searches for CMS pages (including page content).
- **Jump to** – Returns menu items defined by [IMenuProvider](docId\:plC-XfMOUYuVT_tOJMxuN).
- **Shared Blocks (from Graph)** – Searches for shared blocks from Optimizely Graph.
- **Files (from Graph)** – Searches for documents from Optimizely Graph.
- **Pages (from Graph)** – Searches for pages from Optimizely Graph.

Settings take effect immediately after you save.

See also Add search providers.

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**Note**
Optimizely Search & Navigation is not compatible with CMS 13.
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