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configuration:combining_search_types [2016/01/11 18:33] – [Combining Search Types] demiankatz | configuration:combining_search_types [2023/11/09 18:39] (current) – Removed some old version-specific details. demiankatz | ||
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====== Combining Search Types ====== | ====== Combining Search Types ====== | ||
- | VuFind | + | VuFind® |
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- | // Most of the features on this page were introduced in VuFind 2.1 and are not available in earlier versions. Functionality was expanded in VuFind 3.0 to allow multiple filtered views of the same search backend to be presented as tabs or result columns. // | + | |
===== Multi-Column Search ===== | ===== Multi-Column Search ===== | ||
- | It is often useful to perform searches in parallel and display the results in a multi-column format. | + | It is often useful to perform searches in parallel and display the results in a multi-column format. |
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- | Tip: Prior to VuFind 2.3, the default template is designed to work best with only two columns of search results; starting with 2.3, extra configuration options in combined.ini give you additional control over the layout. | + | |
Tip: If you want to make multi-column search your default result screen, just set the defaultModule setting in config.ini to " | Tip: If you want to make multi-column search your default result screen, just set the defaultModule setting in config.ini to " | ||
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===== Tabbed Search Boxes ===== | ===== Tabbed Search Boxes ===== | ||
If you want to allow the user to easily switch between different types of searches, you can enable tabs at the top of your search box. These can be turned on via the [SearchTabs] section of [[.files: | If you want to allow the user to easily switch between different types of searches, you can enable tabs at the top of your search box. These can be turned on via the [SearchTabs] section of [[.files: | ||
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+ | Starting with VuFind® 3.0, you can also apply hidden filters to tabs with [SearchTabsFilters] section of [[.files: | ||
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+ | Also in VuFind® 3.0, a " | ||
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+ | Starting with VuFind® 5.0, it is possible to set up a secondary Solr index with a completely independent configuration from the primary one by editing [[https:// | ||
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+ | Starting with VuFind® 9.1, if applied hidden filter parameters do not match any configured tabs, a " | ||
===== Combined Search Handler Drop-Downs ===== | ===== Combined Search Handler Drop-Downs ===== | ||
- | If you want to allow the user to choose different types of searches (including searches of third-party sites not part of VuFind) via the drop-down next to the search box, you can activate a combined search handler feature by copying searchbox.ini from the config/ | + | If you want to allow the user to choose different types of searches (including searches of third-party sites not part of VuFind®) via the drop-down next to the search box, you can activate a combined search handler feature by copying searchbox.ini from the config/ |
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+ | ===== Blended Search ===== | ||
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+ | Starting with VuFind® 9.0, it is possible to set up blended search that displays results from multiple sources in a single list. See the [[configuration: | ||
===== Labels in Search History ===== | ===== Labels in Search History ===== | ||
When using multiple search sources, it is often useful to label search history so users can identify which searches came from which modules. | When using multiple search sources, it is often useful to label search history so users can identify which searches came from which modules. | ||
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+ | ===== Related Video ===== | ||
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+ | See the [[videos: | ||
---- struct data ---- | ---- struct data ---- | ||
+ | properties.Page Owner : | ||
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configuration/combining_search_types.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/09 18:39 by demiankatz