Configure a site to be searchable

 

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To search a site first create a search collection and then enable a site to be searchable.

 

Create a search collection

A default search collection named WebContentCollection can be used as the search collection for all the Web content sites.

We can create more than one search collection if required. For example, to restrict the users to search only a single site, create a separate search collection for each IWWCM site.

Search collections are created and managed using Portal Search.

When you create a search collection for Web content do not have to create a content source for the search collection. This is automatically created when you select the search collection in a site form (see below).

 

Enable a site to be searchable

After creating a search collection, you then select the search collection in the Web Content Management site.

1. Open a site form.

2. Select Searchable in the Search section of the site form.

3. Select a search service.

4. Select a search collection.

5. Enter a valid user ID and password.

   The content source created when a site is made searchable uses the credentials of the user entered here. Only items that the specified user has read access to or above will be included in the search. A manager or administrator may need to edit an existing site and enter their user name and password to enable all items in a site to be searchable.

6. Save the site form.

The next time the search collection is updated, the content on this site will be added to the search collection.

 

Delete and recreating a content source

If you delete a content source from a Web content search collection do the following to recreate the deleted content source:

1. Open the site associated with the deleted content source.

2. Clear the "searchable" check-box.

3. Click Save.

4. Select "searchable" and select the search collection.

5. Click Save.

 

Parent Topic

Search Sites

 

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