Funnelback Search Page

The Funnelback Search Page is used to allow users to search within a specified Collection. For example, if the user enters the word Squiz, it will search all the assets within the Collection for the word Squiz. You can create a simple search page that will only search one field on the asset or you can configure a more complex search page that can use metadata and URL scoping, show related topics, and provide spelling suggestions, for example.

Once you have created a Funnelback Search Page, you can configure its settings on its associated asset screens. The majority of these screens are the same or similar to those for a Standard Page or Asset Listing and are described in the Asset Screens manual and the Asset Listing manual. In this manual, we will describe the Details, Display Formats and Contextual Navigation Options screens.

Additional Dependant Assets

The additional dependant assets

When you create a Funnelback Search Page, a number of assets are automatically created beneath it, as highlighted in the figure to the right. You can use these assets to define the layout of the Funnelback Search Page.

• Type Formats:
  • Default Format: this Bodycopy is used to define the information to be shown for each asset that appears in the list of results.
  • Featured Result Format: this Bodycopy is used to define the information to be shown for Feature Pages that appear in the list of results. For more information on Feature Pages, refer to the Creating a Feature Page example in this manual.
• Contextual Navigation Format:
  • Layout Format: this Bodycopy is used to define the layout of the type, topic and site Contextual Navigation results on the search results page.
  • Item Format: this Bodycopy is used to define the layout of each of the results that appears in the Contextual Navigation results.
  • Navigation Format: this Bodycopy is used to define the layout of the cluster lineage navigation that appears in the Contextual Navigation results.
• Spelling Format: this Bodycopy is used to define the layout for spelling suggestions on the Funnelback search. For more information on spelling suggestions, refer to the Displaying Spelling Suggestions example in this manual.
• Initial Search Page Layout: this Bodycopy is used to define the initial layout of the Funnelback Search Page when the user first visits the page.
• Results Page Layout: this Bodycopy is used to define the layout of the Funnelback Search Page if results are found when a search is performed.
• No Results Page Layout: this Bodycopy is used to define the layout of the Funnelback Search Page if no results are found from the search.

The Featured Result Format and Contextual Navigation Format Bodycopies are described in this chapter. For more information on the Default Format, refer to the Asset Listing manual. For more information on the Initial Search Page Layout, Results Page Layout and No Results Page Layout, refer to the Search manual.

Details Screen

The Details screen of the Funnelback Search Page allows you to manage the search page settings, including selecting the Collection to search in and configuring the display options of the page. For more information on the Status, Future Status, Thumbnail, and Details sections, the Dynamic Parameters section, and the Stored Search Options and Security Enhancement sections, refer to the Details Screen chapters of the Asset Screens and Asset Listing manuals and the Search Page chapter of the Search manual.

Funnelback Options

This section allows you to select the type of search that will be performed by the Funnelback Search Page. The Funnelback Options section of the Details screen is shown in the figure below.

The Funnelback Options section of the Details screen

The fields available in this section areas follows:

• Search Type: select the type of search for the Funnelback Search Page. The following options are available:
  • Integrated Search: an Integrated Search will use the inbuilt Funnelback system installed in Squiz Matrix for the Funnelback search. If this option is selected, the Collection list field will become available. In this field, select a Collection to use for searching on the Funnelback Search Page. If no Collections have been created on the Funnelback Manager, nothing will appear in this field. For more information on creating Collections, refer to the Funnelback Manager chapter in this manual.

    If this option is selected, the Integrated Search Options section will become available. For more information on these options, refer to the Integrated Search Options section below.
    
    By default, this option is selected in the Search Type field.

  • Funnelback Server Search: a Funnelback Server Search will access an external Funnelback server for the Funnelback search.
     
    If this option is selected, the Search URL and Collection fields will become available. In the Search URL field, enter the URL of the Funnelback Server to access. In the Collection field, manually enter the ID of the Collection to use on that server.
     

    The Funnelback Server Search option indexes content based on the configuration of the external Funnelback server. Refer to your Funnelback user documentation when configuring this option.

  • Squiz Search: an integrated Squiz Search server will be used for the Funnelback search. If this option is selected, the Squiz Search servers configured on the system will be displayed in the Search URL field. Select a server from those available to use on the Funnelback Search Page and click Commit. In the Collection field, the Collections configured on the selected Search Server will be shown. In this field, select a Collection to use for searching on the Funnelback Search Page.
    
    For more information on how to configure a Squiz Search server on your system, refer to the Squiz Suite Manager chapter in the Web Services manual.
     

    The Squiz Search option indexes content based on the configuration of the integrated Squiz Search server. Refer to your Squiz Search user documentation when configuring this option.

  • Funnelback Search: a Funnelback Search will access an external configuration on a Funnelback server. This option is similar to the Funnelback Server Search but includes the additional indexing of asset metadata, publicly accessible File type assets and user information, such as permissions.
     
    If this option is selected, the Mode, Search URL and Collection fields will become available.
     
    In the Mode field, specify the mode to use for the Funnelback Search. This will either be Classic or Advanced, depending on the configuration of the Funnelback server, and determines whether the search URL will return Classic or Advanced Funnelback XML.
    
    In the Search URL field, enter the URL of the Funnelback Server to access and enter the ID of the Collection to use in the Collection field.
     

    The Funnelback Search option indexes content based on the configuration of the external Funnelback server. Refer to your Funnelback user documentation when configuring this option. 

Integrated Search Options

This section allows you to configure the settings for an Integrated Search on the Funnelback Search Page. The Integrated Search Options section of the Details screen is shown in the figure below.

The Integrated Search Options section of the Details screen

The fields available in this section areas follows:

• Allow Empty Searches: select whether or not empty searches are allowed on the Funnelback Search Page. If this field is set to Yes, when a user makes an empty search (i.e. no query in the search field), all of the assets in the collection will be displayed as results. By default, this field is set to Yes.
• Sort Order: select the default sort order type for the Funnelback Search Page. This sort order will be displayed as the default option in the Sort By field on the search page. The default sort order will also be used automatically when no Sort By field is made available to users. The sort order options available are: Sort By Relevance, Sort by Date, Sort by Title, and Sort By URL.

  Tip: The Sort By field is displayed when the %search_sort% keyword replacement is used on the Initial Search Page LayoutBodycopy.  

Search Options

This section allows you to configure the search options including URL scopingfor your site, letting users select different sites or sections of your site to conduct their search in. For example, if the site http://www.example.com has a news section (example.com/news) and a forum (example.com/forum),you can let users select to search in either the news section or the forum with URL scoping. You can also determine the search logic, configuring how the Funnelback Search Page handles search queries. The Search Options section of the Details screen is shown in the figure below.

The Search Options section of the Details screen

The fields available in this section areas follows:

• Scope: enter the scope to make available to users. In the first column, enter the URL to scope, for example, example.com/news. In the second column, enter a description that will be displayed on the Funnelback Search Page, for example, News and Current Events.
• Default Scope: select the default scope for the Funnelback Search Page. This scope will be selected as the default option in the scope fields on the search page. The default scope will also be used automatically when no scope fields are made available to users.

Tip: The scope fields are displayed when the %search_scope% keyword replacement is used on the Initial Search Page Layout Bodycopy. 

By default, the ALL scope (with the description site) will be listed in these fields. The ALL scope will search all the assets in the collection. For more information on setting up URL scoping, refer to the Using URL Scoping example in this manual.

• Word Logic: select a logic type to set the default word logic for the Funnelback Search Page. The following options are available:
  • Exclude: search results must not contain the search query term. Please note that this logic type will disable Contextual Navigation and Spelling Suggestions when used on a search.
  • Include any: search results must contain at least one of the search query terms. By default, this option will be set as the search logic for the Funnelback Search Page.
  • Include all: search results must contain all of the search query terms. Please note that this logic type will disable Contextual Navigation and Spelling Suggestions when used on a search.

Tip: You can allow users to set the search logic of their own searches by using the %search_logic% keyword replacement on the Initial Search Page Layout Bodycopy.

Display Options

This section allows you to change the general display settings of the Funnelback Search Page. The Display Options section of the Details screen is shown in the figure below.

The Display Options section of the Details screen

The fields available in this section are as follows:

• Results Per Page: enter the number of results to show on the results page. You can use this field to restrict the number of assets that are seen on the page or break up the assets into a number of pages. To do this, add the keyword replacements Previous Page Link and Next Page Link to the Results Page Layout Bodycopy so that the user can navigate to the next page of the list. By default, this field is set to 10.
• Submit Button Text: enter the text to show on the submit search button. By default, this text is Submit. This button is shown when the keyword replacements Submit Button or Search Button are used on the Funnelback Search Page.
• Previous page link text: enter the text that will be used for the hyperlink to the previous result page. This 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.
• Next page link text: enter the text that will be used for the hyperlink to the next result page. This 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.

Contextual Navigation Options Screen

The Contextual Navigation Options screen allows you to configure the settings for Contextual Navigation for the Funnelback Search Page, including the Contextual Navigation Expansion and the number of clusters to display on search results.

Contextual Navigation Options

This section allows you to set Contextual Navigation expansion, allowing users to display additional cluster links on the search results page. The Contextual Navigation Options section is shown in the figure below.

The Contextual Navigation Options section of the Contextual Navigation Options screen

In the Show Contextual Navigation Expansion field, select whether or not to allow the expansion of cluster links on the search results page. If this field is set to Yes, the search results page will display the configured minimum number of clusters on the page, with the show more link to display any remaining clusters available (up to the set maximum number). For example, if you have set the minimum number of clusters displayed to 2 and the maximum to 10, the search results page will display the first two clusters with a link to show the remaining clusters (up to ten, the set maximum). Clicking on this link (for example, more topics) will reload the page with the remaining clusters shown.

If this field is set to No, all available clusters (up to the set maximum number) will be displayed. By default, this field is set to No.

To set the minimum and maximum clusters to display, as well as the show more and show fewer link options, refer to the individual Category Type, Topic and Site Options sections below.

Category Type Options

This section allows you to configure the settings for Contextual Navigation expansion for Type clusters. The Category Type Options section is shown in the figure below.

The Category Type Options section of the Contextual Navigation Options screen

The fields available in this section areas follows:

• Category “Type” show more link: enter the text that will be displayed for the show more link, for example Expand Types. This link will be displayed when expansion is enabled, allowing users to display more type clusters on the search results page. By default, this field is set to more types.
• Maximum type clusters displayed: enter the limit of type clusters on the search results page. If expansion is enabled, this will be the maximum number of clusters displayed when the show more link is clicked. If expansion is not enabled, this will be the maximum number of clusters displayed on the search results page.
• Category “Type” show fewer link: enter the text that will be displayed for the show fewer link, for example Contract Types. This link will be displayed when expansion is used, allowing users to remove the additional type clusters that have been expanded on the search results page. By default, this field is set to fewer types.
• Minimum type clusters displayed: enter the number of type clusters to initially display on the search results page, if expansion is enabled. This will be the number of clusters shown before providing users with the show more link to display the remaining clusters available.

Category Topic Options

This section allows you to configure the settings for Contextual Navigation expansion for Topic clusters. The Category Topic Options section is shown in the figure below.

The Category Topic Options section of the Contextual Navigation Options screen

The fields available in this section areas follows:

• Category “Topic” show more link: enter the text that will be displayed for the show more link, for example Expand Topics. This link will be displayed when expansion is enabled, allowing users to display more topic clusters on the search results page. By default, this field is set to more topics.
• Maximum topic clusters displayed: enter the limit of topic clusters on the search results page. If expansion is enabled, this will be the maximum number of clusters displayed when the show more link is clicked. If expansion is not enabled, this will be the maximum number of clusters displayed on the search results page.
• Category “Topic” show fewer link: enter the text that will be displayed for the show fewer link, for example Contract Topics. This link will be displayed when expansion is used, allowing users to remove the additional topic clusters that have been expanded on the search results page. By default, this field is set to fewer topics.
• Minimum topic clusters displayed: enter the number of topic clusters to initially display on the search results page, if expansion is enabled. This will be the number of clusters shown before providing users with the show more link to display the remaining clusters available.

Category Site Options

This section allows you to configure the settings for Contextual Navigation expansion for Site clusters. The Category Site Options section is shown in the figure on the below.

The Category Site Options section of the Contextual Navigation Options screen

The fields available in this section are as follows:

• Category “Site” show more link: enter the text that will be displayed for the show more link, for example Expand Sites. This link will be displayed when expansion is enabled, allowing users to display more site clusters on the search results page. By default, this field is set to more sites.
• Maximum site clusters displayed: enter the limit of site clusters on the search results page. If expansion is enabled, this will be the maximum number of clusters displayed when the show more link is clicked. If expansion is not enabled, this will be the maximum number of clusters displayed on the search results page.
• Category “Site” show fewer link: enter the text that will be displayed for the show fewer link, for example Contract Sites. This link will be displayed when expansion is used, allowing users to remove the additional site clusters that have been expanded on the search results page. By default, this field is set to fewer sites.
• Minimum site clusters displayed: enter the number of site clusters to initially display on the search results page, if expansion is enabled. This will be the number of clusters shown before providing users with the show more link to display the remaining clusters available.

Featured Result Format Bodycopy

The Featured Result Format Bodycopy is used to define the information to display for individual Feature Pages on the search results page of the Funnelback Search Page. For more information on Feature Pages, refer to the Creating a Feature Page example in this manual.

To change what information is shown for a Feature Page, right click on the Featured Result Format Bodycopy in the Asset Map and select Edit Contents. Click on the  icon – the WYSIWYG Editor will appear, where you can use keyword replacements and formatting to layout the information to show for Feature Pages. By default, the information shown in the figure below will appear in the WYSIWYG Editor.

The WYSIWYG Editor on the Featured Result Format Bodycopy

Keyword Replacements on the Featured Results Format Bodycopy

A list of keyword replacements is provided in the WYSIWYG Editor toolbar on the Edit Contents screen of the Featured Results Format Bodycopy. You can use these keyword replacements in conjunction with text, images and links etc to layout what to show for the listed Feature Pages. The standard keyword replacements that are available include the following:

• Feature Page Title: this will show the title of the Feature Page, as configured on the Feature Pages screen of the Funnelback Manager.
• Feature Page Summary: this will show the summary of the Feature Page, as configured on the Feature Pages screen of the Funnelback Manager.
• Feature Page URL: this will show the URL of the Feature Page, as selected on the Feature Pages screen of the Funnelback Manager. If you do not include this keyword replacement, users will not be able to visit the page.
• Feature Page Trigger: this will show the Trigger Word that was set to trigger the Feature Page.

Contextual Navigation Format Bodycopies

An example of Contextual Navigation

The Contextual Navigation Format Bodycopies are used to define the layout of Contextual Navigation in the search results. Example Contextual Navigation results are shown in the figure to the right.

The highlighted sections of the results are configured on the following Bodycopies:

1. The Item Format Bodycopy
2. The Navigation Format Bodycopy
3. The Layout Format Bodycopy

The layout of the Contextual Navigation results, as shown to the right, is configured on the Results Page Layout Bodycopy.

For more information on the settings for Context Navigation, refer to the Funnelback Manager chapter in this manual and the Contextual Navigation Options Screen section of this chapter.

Item Format Bodycopy

The Item Format Bodycopy is used to define the layout of the individual cluster link items in the Contextual Navigation results. To change what information is shown for cluster links, right click on the Item Format Bodycopy in the Asset Map and select Edit Contents. Click on the  icon –the WYSIWYG Editor will appear, where you can use keyword replacements and formatting to layout the information to show. By default, the information shown in the figure below will appear in the WYSIWYG Editor.

The WYSIWYG Editor on the Item Format Bodycopy

Keyword Replacements on the Item Format Bodycopy

A list of keyword replacements is provided in the WYSIWYG Editor toolbar on the Edit Contents screen of the Item Format Bodycopy. You can use these keyword replacements in conjunction with text, images and links etc to layout what to show for the listed cluster links. The standard keyword replacements that are available include the following:

• Cluster Name: this will show the name of the cluster.
• Cluster Count: this will show the number of results that the cluster has been able to generate. For example, in the example above, the cluster …Pty Ltd has a cluster count of 21, meaning that it has found 21 search results for ‘Squiz Pty Ltd’. Please note that this count is only based on the initial results of the search and re-running the query may pull extra search results.
• Cluster URL: this will show the URL of the cluster. If you do not include this keyword replacement, users will not be able to use the cluster and view the new search.

Navigation Format Bodycopy

The Navigation Format Bodycopy is used to define the layout of cluster lineage navigation in the Contextual Navigation results. To change what information is shown for the cluster lineage, right click on the Navigation Format Bodycopy in the Asset Map and select Edit Contents. Click on the  icon –the WYSIWYG Editor will appear, where you can use keyword replacements and formatting to layout the information to show. By default, the information shown in the figure below will appear in the WYSIWYG Editor.

The WYSIWYG Editor on the Navigation Format Bodycopy

Keyword Replacements on the Navigation Format Bodycopy

A list of keyword replacements is provided in the WYSIWYG Editor toolbar on the Edit Contents screen of the Navigation Format Bodycopy. You can use these keyword replacements in conjunction with text, images and links etc to layout what to show for the cluster lineage navigation. The standard keyword replacements that are available include the following:

• Navigation Name: this will show the cluster lineage – the names of the clusters that have been searched in Contextual Navigation. For example, if you search for Squiz and then click on the cluster …Announces, the cluster lineage will display Squiz Announces.
• Navigation URL: this will show the URL of the current cluster lineage. 

Layout Format Bodycopy

The Layout Format Bodycopy is used to define the layout of the type, topic and site cluster sections in the Contextual Navigation results. To change what information is shown for the cluster sections, right click on the Layout Format Bodycopy in the Asset Map and select Edit Contents. Click on the  icon – the WYSIWYG Editor will appear, where you can use keyword replacements and formatting to layout the information to show. By default, the information shown in the figure below will appear in the WYSIWYG Editor.

The WYSIWYG Editor on the Layout Format Bodycopy

Keyword Replacements on the Layout Format Bodycopy

A list of keyword replacements is provided in the WYSIWYG Editor toolbar on the Edit Contents screen of the Layout Format Bodycopy. You can use these keyword replacements in conjunction with text, images and links etc to layout what to show for the cluster sections. The standard keyword replacements that are available include the following:

• Fluster Current Term: this will display the current search term that has generated the displayed Contextual Navigation (fluster) results.
• Fluster Category Name: this will display the category of the section – type, topic or site.
• Fluster List: this will display the list of clusters that has been generated for the category.

Spelling Format Bodycopy

The Spelling Format Bodycopy is used to define the information to display for spelling suggestions in the search results on the Funnelback Search Page. For more information on configuring spelling indexing, refer to the Funnelback Manager chapter in this manual.

To change what information is shown for a spelling suggestion, right click on the Spelling Format Bodycopy in the Asset Map and select Edit Contents. Click on the  icon – the WYSIWYG Editor will appear, where you can use keyword replacements and formatting to layout the information to show for spelling suggestions. By default, the information shown in the figure below will appear in the WYSIWYG Editor.

The WYSIWYG Editor on the Spelling Format Bodycopy

Keyword Replacements on the Spelling Format Bodycopy

A list of keyword replacements is provided in the WYSIWYG Editor toolbar on the Edit Contents screen of the Spelling Format Bodycopy. You can use these keyword replacements in conjunction with text, images and links etc to layout what to show for spelling suggestions. The standard keyword replacements that are available include the following:

• Spelling Text: this will show the text of the corrected search query. For example, if the user types in Squiz Mtrix, this keyword replacement would display the suggest correction: Did you mean: Squiz Matrix?.
• Spelling URL: this will show the URL of the corrected search query. If you do not include this keyword replacement, users will not be able link to the correct search results.

PreviousNext