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Description

Search Options configuration allows setting of parameters used globally for Search.

How to Access

• Select Components → Search from the dropdown menu of the Administrator Panel

• Click the Options button in the toolbar.

Screenshot

Form Fields

Search

• Gather Search Statistics. (Yes/No) Record the search phrases submitted by visitors. If set to "No", no information will be collected from users searches. This means that no information will be displayed in the Search Statistics screen. This is set to "No" by default.

• Use Search Options. (Yes/No) Whether or not to show the Search Options in the Frontend.

• Use Search Areas. (Yes/No) Whether or not to show the search areas checkboxes in the Frontend search options, so user can choose what kind of items to search. This is set to "Yes" by default. Can be overridden in the Search Form or Search Results menu item.

• Created Date. (Show/Hide) Whether or not to show the Creation Date for items that are displayed in search results in the Frontend. This is set to "Show" by default. Can be overridden in the Search Form or Search Results menu item.

• OpenSearch Name. Name displayed for this site as search provider.

• OpenSearch Description. Description displayed for this site as search provider.

Permissions

Manage the permission settings for user groups.

To change the permissions for Search, do the following.

1. Select the Group by clicking its title located on the left.

2. Find the desired Action. Possible Actions are:

• Configure ACL & Options. Users can edit the options and permissions of Search.

• Configure Options Only. Users can edit the options except the permissions of Search.

• Access Administration Interface. Users can access user administration interface of Search.

• Edit State. Users can change the published state and related information for content of Search.

3. Select the desired Permission for the action you wish to change. Possible settings are:

• Inherited: Inherited for users in this Group from the Global Configuration permissions of this site.

• Allowed: Allowed for users in this Group. Note that, if this action is Denied at one of the higher levels, the Allowed permission here will not take effect. A Denied setting cannot be overridden.

• Denied: Denied for users in this Group.

4. Click Save in Toolbar at top. When the screen refreshes, the Calculated Setting column will show the effective permission for this Group and Action.

Toolbar

At the top left you will see the toolbar.

The functions are:

• Save. Saves the Search options and stays in the current screen.

• Save & Close. Saves the Search options and closes the current screen.

• Cancel. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.

• Help. Opens this help screen.

Related Information

Help Screens

Component	Description
Search	The Search Statistics screen provides an overview: how many searches were done for each keyword combination how many results were returned for each search.
Options (this screen)	Search Options configuration allows setting of parameters used globally for Search.

Menu Item	Description
Search Form or Search Results	Used to create a 'Search Form or Search Results' page for users to search site's content. Additional, used to control output look of search results or 'can' the results of a search with a menu link for preset search term or terms.

Module	Description
Search	This module will display a search box.