Setting Up a Full Site Search Widget

Feature Description:

The Full Site Search Widget displays a full site search to the front-end user, allowing them to search any products or content on the site. The Full Site Search widget can be added to either the main page content, or more commonly, to the sitewide sidebar for the site. The parameters of what information will populate in the Full Site Search Widget can be accessed and edited by navigating to Settings > Site Setup > General. With these settings you can control the search filters, what items will be searched if a keyword is entered by an end-user, what content types will return in the results, as well as what information will populate in the results field. 

Fig. 1- Full Site Search Settings

Adding a Full Site Search Widget to a Page

1. From the Administrative Control Panel, navigate to Content Management > Pages and either create the new page you would like the widget to live on or click on the button to “Edit” an existing page.
2. Click on “Add new widget to main page content.” Your pages are divided into 12 columns. So be sure you “size” your widget accordingly. If you want the widget to span across the entire page, give the “size” field a value of 12. If you want the widget to span across half of your page, give the “size” field a value of 6. Enter the number of rows that you want your widget to use. Keep in mind, the widget will auto-size the number of rows based on the content you have within it.
3. Enter a name for your widget and check the boxes to determine if you want to display the name on your page, give it a border, or hide it from mobile or desktop devices.
4. Choose “Full Site Search” for the widget type.
5. Once you have entered the information you wish to click “Save.” This will return you to the page editor for the page you are editing. Click “Save and Stay” to save your changes.

Adding a Full Site Search Widget to the Sitewide Sidebar

1. From the Administrative Control Panel, navigate to Content Management > Sidebar
2. Click the "Add New Widget" button.
3. Enter a name for your widget and check the boxes to determine if you want to display the name on your page, give it a border, or hide it from mobile or desktop devices.
4. Choose “Full Site Search” for the widget type.
5. Once you have entered the information you wish to click “Save.”