Search page

Select which section of the system to search in for the search page. For example, if you want to search all assets on your site, select the site asset. You can select multiple root nodes by clicking on the More… button.

Select whether to exclude the individual root node assets (as specified in the Root nodes field) from the search page’s search results. If this field is enabled, only the child assets of these root nodes will be listed on search results. By default, this field is set to No.

Select the types of assets to search in. For example, if you only want to search within your site’s pages, select Standard page. To select more than one asset type, click on the More… button. An additional list will appear on the screen.

Select the status the asset must be to be included in the search page. For example, if you want to search all assets that are under construction and live, select both of these statuses. To select multiple statuses, hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click on the list’s status.

Select whether to list the asset that is currently being viewed. For example, if the search page is nested in the site design, it will not list an asset if the user is currently viewing it.

This option allows you to change the format of the list of results. The options available in this list are as follows:

Enter the number of assets to show on the results page. You can use this field to restrict the number of assets seen on the page or break up the assets into several pages. To do this, add the keyword replacements previous page link and next page link to the results page layout bodycopy to navigate to the next page of the list.

This field allows you to add the search again and search in search bodycopy to the search page. For more information on these bodycopies, refer to the default search bodycopy and search in search bodycopy sections.

Enter the separator to use when showing the asset’s lineage in the results list. This separator is used when you use the keyword replacement asset lineage or asset lineage linked on the default format bodycopy. By default, this is set to >.

Select whether the search page will only search the assets that have been granted public read permission. In other words, the search will be performed as a public user, even if someone is signed into the system. By default, this is set to No, meaning that it will search all assets.

When a search is performed, and an asset is found, Matrix will check whether the user has permission to view it. This feature includes checking any roles that have been given permissions on the asset. The Perform roles check field allows you to turn off this check for the roles. By doing this, you can increase the performance of the search page. By default, this is set to No, meaning that the checks for the roles will not be performed.

When a search is performed, and an asset is found, Matrix will check whether the user has permission to view it. This feature includes checking any user groups that have been given permission on the asset.

Select whether to show the root node in the lineage of an asset in the results list. This setting is used when you use the keyword replacement asset lineage or asset lineage linked on the default format bodycopy. By default, this is set to No.

Select whether to show the asset’s name in the lineage in the results list. This setting is used when you use the keyword replacement asset lineage or asset lineage linked on the default format bodycopy. By default, this is set to No.

Enter the text to show on the search button. By default, this text is Submit. This button is shown when the keyword replacement Submit button is used on the search page.

Enter the text to show on the reset button. By default, this text is Reset. This button is shown when the keyword replacement Reset button is used on the search page.

Enter the text to show on the Search in search button. By default, this text is "search".

Enter the text used for the hyperlink to the previous result page. This text will be shown when you add the keyword replacement previous result page link to the results page layout bodycopy. By default, this is set to Previous.

Enter the text used for the hyperlink to the next result page. This text will be shown when you add the keyword replacement next results page link to the results page layout bodycopy. By default, this is set to Next.

This format defines the unique layout of items on the result page’s linked page list when you list results over multiple pages.

This format defines the layout of the current page number on the result page’s linked page list when you are listing results over multiple pages.

This option allows you to hide any unlinked navigation text on the search results when you list results over multiple pages. The previous page link will not appear on the first page of the results, and the next page link will not appear on the last page of the results.

Select the thesaurus asset to use for the synonym search. By selecting a thesaurus, the search page can suggest other terms for which the user can search. For example, say you created a thesaurus that contained the term squiz, and its related terms were matrix and cms. On the search page, when the user searches for the term squiz, the results page can say Did you mean Matrix, CMS?. When the user clicks on one of these terms, a search will be performed using that term. To show the related terms, on the results page layout bodycopy, include the keyword replacement %<field_name>_query_synonyms_message%, where <field_name> is the name of a field on the Search fields screen. You can change the message being shown on the Messages screen. For more information on these screens, refer to the following sections.

By default, no fields will appear for this field, as shown in the previous figure. Once you have selected a thesaurus in the Thesaurus asset field and have created fields on the Search fields screen, the fields shown in the figure will appear.

This field will not appear on the Details screen until you have selected a thesaurus in the Thesaurus asset field and have created fields on the Search fields screen. This field allows you to select which search field on the search page to perform the automatic synonym search. You can only select one field from the list. If a user does not enter a term into this field, the automatic synonym search will not be performed.

This option allows you to turn on multi-word synonym searching. This feature enables the use of synonym searching for more than just a single word. For example, say you created a thesaurus that contained the terms flute player and flutist as synonyms of each other. On the search page, the user enters professional flute player into a search field. Any found synonyms, in this case, flutist, are automatically attached to the search query. The existing search query of professional and flute player will become professional and (flute player or flutist). Auto synonym search must be enabled for this option to be available.

Select whether the user can perform an empty or wildcard search. In other words, if they click search without entering any values into the fields that are provided, all possible assets will be returned. By default, this is set to No.

This section allows you to add the fields for the search page. By default, no fields will be listed.

This field allows you to add a field to the search page where the user can enter terms to exclude assets from the list of results. For example, if the user entered squiz in the exclude field, any asset that uses that term will not appear in the result list. By default, no fields will be listed.

Select whether to display the JavaScript calendar styles date picker for any date field on the search page. By default, this is set to No.

This section allows you to customize the width and height of the boxes used for the search fields that are searching attribute fields. For example, the next figure shows the Name field. This attribute field was selected for a field in the Search fields section.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the Search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be the keyword’s input field. This setting will show the box where the user can enter the search criteria for the field. The format of this keyword replacement is %<field_name>_query%, for example, %keyword_query%.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the Search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name Keyword, this will be a word logic chooser for a keyword. This setting displays a list allowing the user to specify the logic to be applied to the terms entered into the search field. The user can specify that either all or any of the words entered into the field can be matched. This setting should only be used for text fields.

Where <category_name> is the name of the category entered when it was created on the Search categories screen. For example, if you entered the name Freezers, this will be Dropdown box for category set Freezer. This keyword replacement shows the list of options for the category. The user can select an option from the list to modify the search criteria being used.

This will show the Submit button. This keyword replacement is required so that the user can submit the information to perform a search.

This will show a box where the user can enter how many results per page they would like to see. For example, if the user enters 10, they will see ten assets in the results list. Suppose you have included the Previous and Next hyperlinks on the results page layout bodycopy. In that case, they will be able to navigate to the next set of results.

This will show the list of root nodes that have been selected in the structured root node fields on the details screen of the search page.

This will show the list of results. If you do not include this keyword replacement, the results will not appear on the page.

This will show the number of assets that are returned in the list of results.

If you have split the list of results over several pages, this will show the number of the page the user is currently viewing.

If you have split the list of results over several pages, this will show the total number of pages.

If you have split the results over several pages, this will show a hyperlink to each page in the list.

If you have split the list of results over several pages, this setting shows a sliding list of hyperlinked page numbers. The number of pages it shows at once is defined in X. For example, if you enter 3 for the X value of the keyword replacements, it will show 1 2 3. When you click on 3, it will slide along the list of pages and show 2 3 4.

If you have split the list of results over several pages, this will link to the previous page of results. You can change this link’s wording in the Previous page link text field on the search page’s Details screen.

If you have split the results over several pages, this will display a link to the next page of results. You can change this link’s wording in the Next page link text field on the search page’s Details screen.

If you have split the results over several pages, this will show a href to the previous page of results.

If you have split the list of assets over several pages, this will show a href to the next page of assets.

This will show the layout that has been defined in the initial search page layout bodycopy. By adding this keyword replacement, the user can perform the search again without going back to the initial search page.

This will show each option in the category as a hyperlink. When a user clicks on the hyperlink, the search is performed again for the selected category.

If you are using the proxy asset type search, this will show the initial count of matching assets before the proxy assets are returned.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be %keyword_query_synonyms_message%. If synonym searching has been set up, this will show the message entered on the Messages screen in the Synonyms field. It will show other terms the user can search for based on what they have entered into the field. Each term will be hyperlinked. When a user clicks on the hyperlink, the search is performed again using that term.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be %keyword_query_synonyms%. If synonym searching has been set up, other terms the user can search for based on what they have entered into the field. Each term will be hyperlinked. When a user clicks on the hyperlink, the search is performed again using that term.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be %keyword_query_suggestions_message%. This replacement will show the message entered on the Messages screen in the Spell check field. The spell checker will suggest alternative spellings for a term the user entered into the field on the search page.

Where <field_name> the name of the field was entered when it was created on the search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be %keyword_query_suggestions%. This replacement will suggest alternative spellings for a term the user entered into the field on the search page. It will use the spell checker to do this.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be %keyword_query_synonym_search_message%. Suppose automatic synonym searching has been set up. In that case, this will show the message that has been entered in the messages screen in the auto Synonym search field.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the Search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be %keyword_query_terms%. This replacement will show the terms the user entered into the search field.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the Search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be %keyword_query%. This replacement will show the box where the user can change the search criteria for the field and perform the search again.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the Search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be %keyword_query_logic%. This replacement will show a list allowing the user to specify the logic to be applied to the terms entered into the search field. The user can specify that either all or any of the words entered into the field can be matched. Only use this replacement for text fields.

If you have split the list of results over several pages, this will show the first asset’s position number on the page. For example, if the user is viewing the first ten assets in the list, it will be 1. When they view the next page of results, it will be 11.

If you have split the list of results over several pages, this will show the position number of the last asset on the page. For example, if the user is viewing the first ten assets in the list, it will be 10. When they view the next page of results, it will be 20.

If you have split the list of results over several pages, this will show a sliding list of page numbers that are hyperlinked. The number of pages it shows at once is defined in X. For example, if you enter 3 for the X value of the keyword replacements, it will show 1 2 3. When you click on 3, it will slide along the list of pages and show 2 3 4.

This will show the layout that has been defined in the initial search page layout bodycopy. By adding this keyword replacement, the user can perform the search again without going back to the initial search page.

Where is the name of the field that was entered when it was created on the Search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be the input field for a keyword. This replacement will show the box where the user can enter the search criteria for the field. This keyword replacement format is %<field_name>_query%, for example, %keyword_query%.

Where is the name of the category entered when it was created on the Search categories screen. For example, if you entered the name Freezers, this will be Dropdown box for category set Freezer. This keyword replacement shows the list of options for the category. The user can select an option from the list to modify the search criteria being used.

This will show the Submit button. This keyword replacement is required so that the user can submit the information to perform a search.

Where <field_name> is the name of the field entered when it was created on the search fields screen. For example, if you entered the name keyword, this will be the input field for a keyword. This replacement will show the box where the user can refine the search criteria for the field. This keyword replacement format is %<field_name>_query%, for example, %keyword_query%.

Where <category_name> is the name of the category entered when it was created on the Search categories screen. For example, if you entered the name Freezers, this will be Dropdown box for category set Freezer. This keyword replacement shows the list of options for the category. The user can select an option from the list to modify the search criteria being used.

This will show the Search in search button. This keyword replacement is required so that the user can submit the information to refine their search.