This guide will show you how to create a Content Search Form. This guide will also show you how to specify your Search Result Options and Setup Search Restrictions, if applicable. Before you create a Content Search Form you will firstly need to Setup your Search Fields for a Content Search Form.

Content Search Forms are a great way for your website users to search for content on your website. Content Search Forms can be set up to search for Products, Articles, Jobs, Properties, Services and other similar searches.

1. Login to your administration website
2. Select Content from the Main Menu
3. Select Add New Content
4. Select Form
5. Select Searches
6. Select Content Search, which is the first image example
7. Select the large example to add
8. Insert Title
9. Click Next
    
10. In Step 2 Layout, Click on the green Add New button
11. Select the Search Fields you would like to add to the Form
12. Click Done to add the selected Search Fields to the Form
13. Edit the Fields, if required
14. Click Next
     
15. In Step 3 Results, Click on the green Add New button
16. Select the Search Fields you would like to add to the Form to display the Search Result Answers
17. Edit the Fields, if required
     
18. Click Next to specify Location
     

19. Click Next to specify your Options

        a. Search Result Options

               i. Select the Number of results you would like to display per page
               ii. Select the option on how you would like to Order the results list
               iii. Select to have the results displayed in either Ascending or Descending order

You can only order the Search Results by Random Order or by Text Field, Number Field or Date Fields. E.g. Product Title, Date Blog Article was written, Product Number etc.

        b. Search Restrictions

             i. Select the content field expiry date you wish to Restrict the results list by, if applicable

To restrict the Search Results list by content expire date, you will need to Setup a Date Field so you can apply an expiry date to a content page. E.g. You may have a Content Search setup for your products on sale. The content expiry date would be the sale ending date, which would be applied to the product. Once the sale is over, the product will not show in the search results, because the results have been restricted by the sale ending date (content expiry date).

             ii. Select the Fields and Answers you wish to Restrict the results list by, if applicable (refer to screenshot).

You have the option to restrict the Search Results by specific Fields and Answers. E.g. You may have multiple Content Search Forms setup for each different State for the Services or Courses you offer. You would be able to restrict each Search Result List to the particular State. E.g. For the Victorian Content Search Form, you would select the State Field and Select the Answer "VIC". This means that only the Content Assigned to VIC will show in the Search Results.

20.  Click Next to specify Search Engine options

21.  Click Finish

1. Setup Search Fields for a Content Search Form
2. Assign Content to Search Fields
3. Edit the Fields on a Content Search Form
4. Allocate content in Location
5. Optimise content for Search Engines
6. Create a Simple Form
7. Edit a Simple Form
8. Specify Display Options

1. How do I setup Search Fields for a Content Search Form?
2. How do I Edit the Fields on a Content Search Form?