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 . 

 

 Ensure that instead of standard search module you use Smart Search Module pre-installed with Joomla. 

 

 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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Index 

 

 

 Click to index all the newly created pages on the site. 

 

 

 

 

 Publish 

 

 

 Publish the indexed content 

 

 

 

 

 Unpublish 

 

 

 Unpublish the indexed content 

 

 

 

 

 Delete 

 

 

 Delete the indexed content 

 

 

 

 

 Purge 

 

 

 Permanently erase the indexed content 

 

 

 

 

 Statistics 

 

 

 Click to view the linking statistics of the indexed items. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ensure that JomDirectory Smart Search plugin is present and enabled under Plugins. Otherwise component content won't be found. 

 

 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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Title 

 

 

 Provide a name for the search filter. 

 

 

 

 

 Alias 

 

 

 Provide an alias for the filter. 

 

 

 

 

 Map Count 

 

 

 Auto populated field 

 

 

 

 

 Search criteria 

 

 

 Select the search criteria as per your requirement. 

 

 Search All 

 Search by Author 

 Search by Category 

 Search by Language 

 Search by Type 

 

 

 

 

 

 Status 

 

 

 Select the required status 

 

 Published 

 Unpublished 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Filter Timeline tab 

 Provide the options as described in the following table. 

 

 

 

 

 When (Start Date) 

 

 

 Select the time period from the following options. 

 

 None 

 Before 

 Exactly 

 After 

 

 

 

 

 

 Start Date 

 

 

 Select a start date. 

 

 

 

 

 When (End Date) 

 

 

 Select the time period from the following options. 

 

 None 

 Before 

 Exactly 

 After 

 

 

 

 

 

 End Date 

 

 

 Select an end date.