Customizing Site Search
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The following are two different options for placement of a Search Box form on your website.
Search box is placed on the right-hand side of the page using Customize this page.
Note: Edits made using "Customize this page" will affect all pages of the same content type. (E.g., An edit made to an Event page will affect all event pages on the site)
Navigate to any Basic Page on your website.
Select Customize this page at the middle-bottom of the page
The page has been broken down into sections. Scroll down until you reach “Right Side”
On the right-hand side, click the plus sign
A menu will appear. Select Widgets from the left-hand column
Select Search Form
Select Finish
It should look like this:
To reposition the search form, use the anchor tool to click and drag to desired position (above or below existing widgets).
Select Save at the middle-bottom of the page
Now the search box should appear on every Basic Page content type. To have the search box enabled on other content types such as News or Events, simply navigate to an event or news content page and repeat the steps above.
A link is added to the Main Menu Bar that takes the user to the Search page.
Select Structure from the Administration Menu Bar, then select Menus
Click list links located to the far right of the "Main Menu" item
At the top of the page, select Add link
Input the following into the fields
Menu Link Title: Search
Path: search
Choose save at the bottom of the page
You will now find the "Search" lin at the bottom of the Menu Link List
Click and drag the anchor on the left of Search to position the Search menu link in the list
Click Save configuration at the bottom of the page
You will now have a link in your Main Menu Bar that leads to the Search page.
Navigate to the homepage. Select Customize this page
You will see your homepage broken down into sections. Under the Right Side section, select the +
A menu will appear. Select Widgets and then Search form
Select Finish
Select Save at the bottom of the page
You have successfully added a Search Box to your homepage.