Discover how to effectively add search functionality to your site and help visitors find content quickly.

Search Features Available:

• Search block for customizable placement
• Built-in search page URL
• Header search fields (select templates in version 7.0)

Indexed Content for Search:

Text Elements:

• Text, Markdown, and Code blocks
• Image captions
• Quote block text
• Audio block titles
• Map block addresses
• Amazon block item titles

Collection Items:

• Blog posts (title, author, excerpt, location)
• Events (title, author, excerpt, location)
• Portfolio sub-pages titles
• Product titles and descriptions
• Video items (title, excerpt, description)
• Tags and categories

Pages:

• Page titles and descriptions (v7.0)
• Gallery pages (v7.0)
• Album pages (track titles)

Using Built-in Search:

1. Access via: yourdomain.com/search
2. Use as internal tool or create public search page
3. Link from navigation, text, or buttons

Search Block Features:

• Add to any content area
• Limit search to specific collections
• Enable auto-populate results
• Customizable styling options

Optimizing Search Results:

1. Add descriptive titles and descriptions
2. Use keyword-rich content
3. Include relevant tags and categories
4. Ensure content is properly indexed

Troubleshooting Tips:

• Clear browser cache
• Remove site-wide and page passwords
• Verify searchable content
• Test in different browsers
• Check indexed content areas

Track Performance: Monitor visitor searches through the Site search queries panel in analytics.

Note: Unpublished content appears only when logged in, and member site pages aren't indexed for search.

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