Find Content with Elastic Search - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>In this article, we'll take an extensive look at <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla's</strong> (<strong>Vanilla</strong>) latest search experience: <strong>Elastic Search</strong>.</p><h3 data-id="before-we-begin...">Before we begin...</h3><p>Vanilla's Elastic Search service was implemented in Spring 2021; it improves the quality and speed of search. Keep in mind that some aspects of Elastic Search are available only if you're using our latest search user interface (UI). </p><ul><li>If you're using the <strong>Foundation Theme Editor</strong>, you're already using our latest search UI and all the features of Elastic Search are available to you.</li><li>If you're using a <strong>legacy theme</strong>, see the article below to learn how to enable our latest search UI.</li></ul><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"We have introduced a new Search service for Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) communities. To get the most from the new Search service, use the new Search page so that you can take advantage of these great features: Member Search Search Term Highlighting Search Sorting Places Search New Search service availability The new…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/383","embedType":"link","name":"Enable and Configure the New Search Page - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/383" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/383 </a> </div><h2 data-id="real-time-search-indexing">Real-time search indexing</h2><p>There is no lag time required for your site to index new content and have it appear in search results. New articles, discussions, and other content are <strong>instantly searchable</strong>. </p><h2 data-id="filtering-options">Filtering options</h2><p>The Elastic Search UI allows you to browse search results by <strong>type</strong>: </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/SFM3887BTITS/screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-7-41-06-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/SFM3887BTITS/screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-7-41-06-pm.png" alt="screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-7-41-06-pm.png" height="118" width="1380" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>Then, you can focus your results via <strong>filters</strong>. Let's take a look at the filters available for each type.</p><h3 data-id="all">All</h3><p><strong>All </strong>includes community <strong>discussions</strong>, Knowledge Base <strong>articles</strong>, <strong>events</strong>, and <strong>places </strong>(Groups, Categories, and Knowledge Bases).</p><p>You can filter this content by: </p><ul><li>Title</li><li>Author</li><li>Date Updated</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/MVPE5MLEWKOK/pasted-image-0-2814-29.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/MVPE5MLEWKOK/pasted-image-0-2814-29.png" alt="pasted image 0 (14).png" height="373" width="995" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="discussions">Discussions</h3><p>You can filter discussion content by:</p><ul><li>Title</li><li>Author</li><li>Date Updated</li><li>Category</li><li>Tags</li><li>Discussion-type (discussions, polls, ideas, questions)</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/G9U6UDPOKQ7L/pasted-image-0-2815-29.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/G9U6UDPOKQ7L/pasted-image-0-2815-29.png" alt="pasted image 0 (15).png" height="620" width="1041" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="articles">Articles</h3><p>You can filter Knowledge Base articles by:</p><ul><li>Title</li><li>Author</li><li>Date Updated</li><li>Knowledge Base</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/AGHT1ZJ0NUHU/pasted-image-0-2816-29.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/AGHT1ZJ0NUHU/pasted-image-0-2816-29.png" alt="pasted image 0 (16).png" height="413" width="1060" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="places">Places</h3><p><strong>Places</strong> includes Categories, Knowledge Bases, and Groups.</p><p>You can filter this content by:</p><ul><li>Title</li><li>Description</li><li>Type (Categories, Knowledge Bases, Groups)</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/UC54PF2C7E89/places-search.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/UC54PF2C7E89/places-search.png" alt="places_search.png" height="610" width="1664" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="events">Events</h3><p>You can filter this content by:</p><ul><li>Title</li><li>Author</li><li>Event Date</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/SRAPYPNVXD6X/events-type.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/SRAPYPNVXD6X/events-type.png" alt="events_type.png" height="420" width="1419" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="member-search">Member search</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This feature is only available in our </em><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/383" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><em>latest search UI</em></a><em>.</em></p></div></div><p>This dedicated search allows users to find one another. It provides the following member-specific filters:</p><ul><li>Username</li><li>Email (this filter is permission-gated to users who are able to view personal info)</li><li>Registration date</li><li>Role</li><li>Rank</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W8U24Y8ZOPPL/sort-options-members.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W8U24Y8ZOPPL/sort-options-members.png" alt="sort_options-members.png" height="481" width="1117" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="places-search">Places search</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This feature is only available in our </em><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/383" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><em>latest search UI</em></a><em>.</em></p></div></div><p>Use search to find and navigate to key "places" within your community (i.e., Groups, Categories and Knowledge bases).</p><ul><li>These pinned places only display on the <strong>All</strong> tab.</li><li>They appear automatically as you type via the predictive search feature and/or after clicking <strong>Search</strong>, helping to showcase relevant places and make it easy to navigate directly to them. </li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/VXND87MIW333/places-feature-example.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/VXND87MIW333/places-feature-example.png" alt="places_feature_example.png" height="493" width="1132" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="search-term-highlighting">Search term highlighting</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This feature is only available in our </em><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/383" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><em>latest search UI</em></a><em>.</em></p></div></div><p>The words you search for will be highlighted in the text of the results so you can better understand how and why a specific result matches your query.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/PZJNZFOK4CFN/search-term-highlighting.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/PZJNZFOK4CFN/search-term-highlighting.png" alt="search_term_highlighting.png" height="781" width="1017" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="exact-text-matching">Exact-text matching</h2><p>Get more accurate search results with exact-text matching and basic boolean operators:</p><ul><li>To find an <strong>exact word or phrase</strong>, use quotation marks (e.g., <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">"release notes"</code>).</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/6MF3QF7DTJAB/screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-6-42-13-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/6MF3QF7DTJAB/screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-6-42-13-pm.png" alt="screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-6-42-13-pm.png" height="1304" width="1750" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <ul><li>To <strong>exclude a term</strong> from your search, use the <strong>-</strong> symbol (e.g., <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">"release"-"notes"</code>).</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XD64LXNIAKTW/screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-6-44-20-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XD64LXNIAKTW/screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-6-44-20-pm.png" alt="screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-6-44-20-pm.png" height="1324" width="1760" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <ul><li>To find content with <strong>multiple queries</strong>,<strong> </strong>use the <strong>+</strong> symbol, (e.g., <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">"release"+"2021"+"api"</code>).</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/CYRIXUAWHTPL/screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-6-47-19-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/CYRIXUAWHTPL/screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-6-47-19-pm.png" alt="screen-shot-2021-04-09-at-6-47-19-pm.png" height="1272" width="1738" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="search-sorting">Search sorting</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This feature is only available in our </em><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/383" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><em>latest search UI</em></a><em>.</em></p></div></div><p>Each search <strong>type</strong> (All, Discussions, Articles, Places, Events, and Members) includes one or more <strong>search-sorting options </strong>to help you further filter the search results. </p><h3 data-id="all-1">All</h3><ul><li>Best Match</li><li>Newest</li><li>Oldest</li></ul><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: These options are also available in a few of the other search types.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/AQDN84PQKGNJ/sort-options-all.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/AQDN84PQKGNJ/sort-options-all.png" alt="sort_options-all.png" height="496" width="1119" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="discussions-1"><strong>Discussions</strong> </h3><p>Discussions includes two additional sorting options: </p><ul><li>Top (i.e., posts with the most positive reaction score)</li><li>Hot (i.e., trending posts with the most comments + positive reaction score)</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/H1JUXCUZ9VG6/sort-options-discussions.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/H1JUXCUZ9VG6/sort-options-discussions.png" alt="sort_options-discussions.png" height="487" width="1117" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="articles-1"><strong>Articles</strong> </h3><p>Articles includes one additional sort option:</p><ul><li>Most Helpful (i.e., articles with the most helpful votes)</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/IG3692XCLU5Y/sort-options-articles.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/IG3692XCLU5Y/sort-options-articles.png" alt="sort_options-articles.png" height="483" width="1122" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="places-1"><strong>Places</strong> </h3><ul><li>Best Match</li><li>Name</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/PYU8IGUX2AVV/sort-options-places.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/PYU8IGUX2AVV/sort-options-places.png" alt="sort_options-places.png" height="403" width="1119" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="events-1">Events</h3><ul><li>Best Match</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/ETCZKCZTC3LX/sort-options-event.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/ETCZKCZTC3LX/sort-options-event.png" alt="sort_options-event.png" height="424" width="1122" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="members"><strong>Members</strong> </h3><p>You can sort members by: </p><ul><li>Recently active</li><li>Name (i.e., alphabetically)</li><li>Oldest/Newest Members</li><li>Posts (i.e., number of posts)</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/99KBSUQ3OOMW/sort-options-members.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/99KBSUQ3OOMW/sort-options-members.png" alt="sort_options-members.png" height="481" width="1117" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="hubnode-search">Hub/Node search</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This feature is only available in our </em><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/383" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><em>latest search UI</em></a><em>.</em></p></div></div><p>For enterprise users with a hub/node structure, public content can be made searchable across nodes, allowing users to discover content they may find useful in another one of your communities.</p><p>You may opt to default the search to the whole hub or only a particular node. For more information, contact your CSM. </p><h2 data-id="post-statuses-on-search">Post statuses on search</h2><p>Post statuses are included on search results and within the predictive search feature.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/4UM6MLC0LGBS/screen-shot-2021-01-11-at-8-53-56-am.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/4UM6MLC0LGBS/screen-shot-2021-01-11-at-8-53-56-am.png" alt="screen-shot-2021-01-11-at-8-53-56-am.png" height="450" width="1452" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="search-apis">Search APIs</h2><p>Our search is also compatible with our API. Check out the article below to learn more about the search API endpoints. </p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"This document is an up-to-date API reference for all of Vanilla's public APIv2 endpoints.","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/202-apiv2-reference-endpoints#\/Search","embedType":"link","name":"APIv2 Reference & Endpoints - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/202-apiv2-reference-endpoints#/Search" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/202-apiv2-reference-endpoints#/Search </a> </div><h2 data-id="additional-resources">Additional resources</h2><p>Click the link below to access a video expanding on what you learned in this article.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"For more information, please see:","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/GXW21TRYG1JP\/share-imagevanilla-community.jpg","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/446","embedType":"link","name":"D. Vanilla Search [video] - HL Vanilla Community"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/446" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/446 </a> </div><p><br></p> </article> </main>