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Predefined Element Variables Reference In the Element Source editor, place the cursor in the desired location and click the variable in the left hand sidebar to insert it. In the Custom JSON...

Creating and Managing Search Blueprints

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Creating and Managing Search Blueprints You can create Search Blueprints from the Global menu's Applications section → Search Experiences. If you already have a Blueprint and want to apply it's...

Search Blueprints Configuration Reference

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Search Blueprints Configuration Reference The Search Blueprints user interface has a Query Builder for creating Blueprints. Beyond adding Elements and configuring the query settings, there are...

Personalizing the Search Experience

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Personalizing the Search Experience One of the premier use cases for Search Blueprints is to personalize Liferay's search results. With a personalized search experience, each user sees results...

Sorting Results in a Search Blueprint

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Sorting Results in a Search Blueprint Add a sort configuration to search blueprints to control the order of search results: Open the Global Menu (Global Menu), click the Applications tab, and...

Using a Search Blueprint on a Search Page

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Using a Search Blueprint on a Search Page By default, a search page does not have a search blueprint associated with it. A blueprint must be applied to a search page to affect the Liferay search...

Semantic Search

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Semantic Search 7.4 U70+ [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md) Semantic search evaluates the intent behind a searched phrase....

Installing Search Experiences on Liferay 7.3

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Installing Search Experiences on Liferay 7.3 [LES Subscription](./deactivating-liferay-enterprise-search.md) DXP 7.4 U5+; 7.3 U6+ The Liferay Enterprise Search Experiences app includes a suite of...

Search Blueprints Elements Reference

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Search Blueprints Elements Reference Elements are one of the fundamental building blocks of a Search Blueprint. To explore all the available Elements, navigate to the Global Menu (Global) →...

Optimizing Search Response Size

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Optimizing Search Response Size In rare cases, an overly large search response can result in ERROR messages from the search engine: ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-335][ElasticsearchIndexSearcher:165]...

Understanding Search Blueprints

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Understanding Search Blueprints Use Search Blueprints to tailor the search page experience to your users' needs, without deploying any custom code. With Blueprints you can Create context-aware...

Creating a Search Blueprint for Semantic Search

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Creating a Search Blueprint for Semantic Search 7.4 U70+ [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md) Once a model is selected and the...

Setting Up a Text Embedding Provider

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Setting Up a Text Embedding Provider 7.4 U70+ [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md) A text embedding provider has two jobs: At...

Search Administration and Tuning

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Search Administration and Tuning Search Administration Panel Overview Reindexing Modes Search Tuning Synonym Sets Result Rankings Troubleshooting Search Search Insights Troubleshooting...

Elasticsearch Indexes Reference

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Elasticsearch Indexes Reference Liferay 7.3 and 7.4 each have a set of indexes created in Elasticsearch. Understanding these indexes and what they do can help you better configure and administer...

Reindexing Modes

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Reindexing Modes Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Reindexing is refreshing all or part of the search index that's used for searching, and in some cases displaying, Liferay's content. Execute a...

Result Rankings

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Result Rankings Subscribers This feature does not work with Solr. Result Rankings are for changing the list of returned results for specific keywords. With Results Rankings you can Designate...

Search Administration

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Search Administration In Control Panel → Configuration → Search there are three administrative UIs: Connections, Index Actions, and Field Mappings. Connections shows you the search engines your...

Synonym Sets

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Synonym Sets Subscription This feature does not work with Solr. You can add a maximum of 10,000 synonym sets. A Synonym Set is a group of words or phrases with the same meaning. An...

Search Pages and Widgets

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Search Pages and Widgets Liferay's default search page is at . You can create your own page from scratch or reuse the existing page, adding or removing Search widgets as you like.

Configuring Search Bar Suggestions

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Configuring Search Bar Suggestions 7.4 U36+ and GA36+ Search Bar Suggestions adds search as you type functionality to Liferay's Search Bar widget. Select a result from the drop-down list or...

Search Bar Suggestions

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Search Bar Suggestions 7.4 U36+ and GA36+ Liferay's Search Bar Suggestions provides search as you type functionality. As you type search keywords into the Search Bar widget, the query is processed...

Search Facets

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Search Facets Enter a keyword in the Search Bar and click the Search button. The default search experience redirects to a page with results on the right and a collection of facets on the left. ...

Category Facet

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Category Facet The Category Facet narrows search results for categorized assets that match the search query keywords. Each matching result's categories are aggregated as facet terms. Example of...

Custom Facet Examples

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Custom Facet Examples The custom facet is a powerful aid to customizing your site's search experience. When the out-of-the-box facets don't meet your requirements, the custom facet fills the gap....

Exploring Indexed Fields

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Exploring Indexed Fields Some search features can be configured if you know how to explore a search document's fields or inspect the search engine's field mappings. The available index fields can...

Search Configuration Reference

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Search Configuration Reference Search in Liferay DXP can be configured in lots of ways. Once you understand the concept of configuration scope, you'll understand where to find a certain...

Search Bar Suggestions Blueprints

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Search Bar Suggestions Blueprints Subscription 7.4 U36+ and GA36+ Search Bar Suggestions uses the regular search bar query by default. Liferay Enterprise Search users can influence or override the...

Custom Facet

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Custom Facet The Custom Facet is unique among the out-of-the-box search facets. Rather than always grouping results by a single static field (like the modified date or the asset type), you can...

Modified Facet

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Modified Facet The Modified Facet narrows search results down to those that match the searched keyword and results that were created or modified during a certain time period. Example of modified...

Site Facet

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Site Facet The Site Facet narrows search results down to those existing in a certain site. Each site with content matching the searched keyword appears as a facet term. Example of Site facet...

Folder Facet

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Folder Facet The Folder Facet narrows search results down to content found in specific Asset Folders. Note that the search match is not for folder names but for content found in the folders. ...

Tag Facet

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Tag Facet The Tag Facet narrows search results for any assets with tags that match the search keyword. Each match appears as a facet term. Example of tag facet results. Configuring the Tag Facet...

Type Facet

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Type Facet The Type Facet narrows search results down to those associated with a certain Asset Type. Each Type with content matching the searched keyword appears as a facet term. Example of type...

User Facet

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User Facet The User Facet narrows search results down to those created by certain Users. Example of user facet results. Configuring the User Facet To configure the User Facet, open the Options...

Configuring the Search Results Widget

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Configuring the Search Results Widget Configure the Search Results widget by opening its options menu (Options) and selecting Configuration. The display of Search Results is configured in the...

Search Results

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Search Results Search Results Configuring the Search Results Widget Sorting Search Results Filtering Search Results Custom Filter Examples Enabling Search Suggestions Search Results...

Using the Search Results Widget

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Using the Search Results Widget Search results should be easy to navigate, sort, and filter. Give your users an optimal search experience by understanding the default search experience and the many...

Sorting Search Results

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Sorting Search Results Search results displayed in the Search Results widget are ordered by relevance score (as calculated by the search engine) by default. With the Sort widget, users can control...

Using the Custom Filter Widget

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Using the Custom Filter Widget This feature does not work with Solr. With Custom Filters, you can contribute queries to the main search query, filtering search results to control what's returned...