# Smart Search

### Overview

Search technology has improved considerably over the years since Joomla was first launched and yet the standard, basic search component has not changed much over that time. It is still very crude and lacks the kind of search features that web users have come to expect, especially given the prevalence of advanced search engines such as Google. Smart Search allows you to incorporate some of those more advanced search features into your website.

To start using the Smart Search feature, click **Components** > **Smart Search**.

<div data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="note" id="bkmrk-ensure-that-instead-"><div>Ensure that instead of standard search module you use **Smart Search Module** pre-installed with Joomla.</div></div>### Indexing pages using Smart Search component

For all the pages created on the site to be part of the search results or be indexed, indexing needs to be done consistently.

Provide the values or options based on the information given in the following table.

<div id="bkmrk-index-click-to-index"><table><tbody><tr><td>**Index**

</td><td>Click to index all the newly created pages on the site.

</td></tr><tr><td>**Publish**

</td><td>Publish the indexed content

</td></tr><tr><td>**Unpublish**

</td><td>Unpublish the indexed content

</td></tr><tr><td>**Delete**

</td><td>Delete the indexed content

</td></tr><tr><td>**Purge**

</td><td>Permanently erase the indexed content

</td></tr><tr><td>**Statistics**

</td><td>Click to view the linking statistics of the indexed items.

![](https://wiki.comdev.eu/download/attachments/4194621/smartsearch_index_stats.jpg)

</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div><div data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="note" id="bkmrk-ensure-that-jomdirec"><div>Ensure that JomDirectory Smart Search plugin is **present** and **enabled** under Plugins. Otherwise component content won't be found.</div></div>### Search Filters

You can create search filters that customized to your search requirements.

To create a new search filter, click New.

Editing a Search Filter

For editing a search filter, information on multiple tabs needs to be provided.

#### Edit Filter tab

Provide the value as described in the following table.

<div id="bkmrk-title-provide-a-name"><table><tbody><tr><td>Title

</td><td>Provide a name for the search filter.

</td></tr><tr><td>Alias

</td><td>Provide an alias for the filter.

</td></tr><tr><td>Map Count

</td><td>Auto populated field

</td></tr><tr><td>Search criteria

</td><td>Select the search criteria as per your requirement.

- Search All
- Search by Author
- Search by Category
- Search by Language
- Search by Type

</td></tr><tr><td>Status

</td><td>Select the required status

- Published
- Unpublished

</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>#### Filter Timeline tab

Provide the options as described in the following table.

<table id="bkmrk-when-%28start-date%29-se"><tbody><tr><td>When (Start Date)

</td><td>Select the time period from the following options.

- None
- Before
- Exactly
- After

</td></tr><tr><td>Start Date

</td><td>Select a start date.

</td></tr><tr><td>When (End Date)

</td><td>Select the time period from the following options.

- None
- Before
- Exactly
- After

</td></tr><tr><td>End Date

</td><td>Select an end date.

</td></tr></tbody></table>