Recommend articles for specific search queries

Boost pages to be featured as the first search result based on specific search terms.

Recommended searches will show up to two at a time for any specified search query. If more than two search recommendations are set for the same query then the two recommended results are chosen at random.

Create a search recommendation

  1. Navigate to Site tools > Dashboard > Site Administration > Search Recommendations.
  2. In the Search Terms text field, enter a word or phrase to trigger the recommended result.
  3. Enter the Page Location.
  4. In the Result Title field, enter a title for the search results if you want it to be different than the page title.
  5. Click Save.

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When a visitor on your site searches for that search term, the specified page will appear at the top of the search results with (Recommended) next to it.

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Recommended search results will still appear even if the search query is filtered in a way that would have excluded the result.

Update a search recommendation

  1. Navigate to Site tools > Control Panel > Systems Settings > Search.
  2. Find the search recommendation to update.
  3. Click Edit in the right column.
  4. Edit the Search Terms, Page Location, or Result Title as needed.
  5. Click Save.
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Search Recommendations do not have a Revision History. Changes are final and cannot be reverted.

Delete a search recommendation

  1. Navigate to Site tools > Control Panel > Systems Settings > Search.
  2. Find the search recommendation to update.
  3. Click the check box next to the search term.
  4. Click Delete.
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In the Search Recommendations table, the value in the Page Location column disappears when a referenced page is deleted, and reappears when the page is restored.

If a recommended page is deleted, the Search functionality will not display that recommendation even if the correct terms are searched. If a deleted page is restored, the search recommendation will automatically display again when the search terms are queried.