You have a lot of amazing content, but sometimes it can be tricky to remember where you found it. Why not search for the Page it is in!
You have the ability to control which Pages you want to be searchable by your members, and which Pages you would rather keep off limits.
Selecting your Searchable Pages:
Setting up a Singular Page:
Let's start off by heading to your Console and selecting Content from the left hand menu, and then Pages.
The first and most important thing to note, is that your Root Page will not be searchable. However, everything built out from it, will be searchable.
Tap in to one of your Pages and select the Page Settings tab in the top row.
Here you will see an option called Search, and it's here that you can set this particular Page to be searchable in your Community or not.
Clicking on the search drop down menu shows you the search options for this Page. As you can see, the toggle for our Home Page is set to on. This means that all of the Pages within our Home Page are all searchable.
If we did not want the Pages in our Home Page to be searchable, then we would toggle the setting off, which would take us to a pop out window.
This window is asking us if we want all of the Sub-Pages to also have the search function turned off for them too, or if we simply want it turned off only for what is directly in our Home Page.
Once you have made your decision, press publish to commit the change.
Setting up Pages in Bulk:
The good news is that you do not need to individually toggle each and every Page you have in a giant clicking frenzy!
As you saw above, you have the option to turn the searchable toggle on or off for all Pages that are built out of the one you are editing.
It works like this:
You are presented with an option for all Sub-Pages:
- Do we want to set all Sub-Pages within our Home Page to also be searchable.
We specified that we wanted all of the Pages that have been built out of our Home Page to be searchable, so we pressed publish.
So for example:
- Page 1 is built in the Home Page.
- Page 2 is built in Page 1.
- Page 3 is built in Page 2.
- Page 4 is built in Page 3.
All of Pages 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be searchable
Don't forget, you can still amend the searchable toggle for an individual Page whenever you want.
Searching Within your Community:
Searching via the Web Platform:
Searching for a Page when using the Web Platform couldn't be easier. Simply tap on the search bar at the top of the page and start typing out the name of a Page you are looking for.
As you type, you will see relevant options become available to you.
Searching via the App:
Searching for a Page when using the App is just as easy. Simply tap the magnifying glass icon at the top right of the page and start typing.
As you type, you will see any available options that match your search.
Top Tips:
- If you have set a Page to be available for subscribers only, it can still be searchable if you want it to be. But if a member does not have a subscription, they will only be shown the paywall.
- If a Page is set to only be visible to members of a specific Group, then only the members of that Group will see the Page when searching for it.
- The more Pages you have set to be searchable, the better the experience for your members. Just remember to toggle the setting to off for those Pages that you don't want members to see!
- Don't forget to press save otherwise the setting won't be committed.
- Any Page Links that you have set up, will adopt the search settings for the Page it lives in.
- You will need to update your iOS and Android Apps to the following versions to get the full power of Search for Pages:
- iOS v4.36
- Android v4.92