Help31:Components Finder Manage Search Filters Edit

Revision as of 10:49, 5 January 2013

How to access

From the administrator area, select Components → Smart Search from the drop-down menu of the Administration screen, then click on the Search filters menu bar item. This will show a list of the current search filters. Click on the New or Edit toolbar icons to show this screen.

Quick Tips

• Smart Search was introduced in Joomla 3.0 but is not enabled by default in that version.
• If you are new to Smart Search then you should read the Smart Search quickstart guide.

Description

This screen allows you to create a new search filter or amend an existing one.

Screenshot

File:Help30-Components-Finder-Manage-Search-Filters-Edit-screen.png

Toolbar

At the top left you will see the toolbar:

The functions are:

• Save. Saves the search filter and stays in the current screen.
• Save & Close. Saves the search filter and closes the current screen.
• Save & New. Saves the search filter and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another search filter.
• Save as Copy. Saves your changes to a copy of the current search filter. Does not affect the current search filter. This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new search filter.
• Cancel/Close. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.
• Help. Opens this help screen.

Edit filter

Filter timeline

Filter details

Search filter maps

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