Site Search functionality

Need Help
#1

Hi,

Is there a better and easier search functionality available than the SiteSearch plugin? You can find the plugin at SiteSearch plugin - October CMS.

Thank you,
Zsolt

#2

October Allows you to do a search without that plugin. Just need write some code. Here’s an example

#3

Of course, you can use regular models instead of Tailor, you just need to swap out the model you’re searching with.

#4

Sitesearch plugin is easy to setup and relatively good for basic search.

If you want smarter search you can implement elasticsearch or apache solr. But its not that easy to implement.

Or you can use payed service as:
Algolia, doofinder etc…

#5

Hi @artistro08,

Am I able to search through the content of static pages? And list the pages?
I am using the Static Pages plugin (Static Pages plugin - October CMS).
And I have a multilingual website as well…

Thank you,
Zsolt

#6

I’m 100% sure on that, but it could work. Since Static Pages are files, It might not, but I could be wrong either sense.

#7

Yes static pages are supported out of the box. Read the documentation to set it up.

#8

Hi,

Elastic search plugin - October CMS supports new Tailor models as well??

Thank you,
Zsolt

#9

Elasticsearch is type of database, whitch you have to install, setup and fill-up with your data. Its much more complicated to setup than SiteSearch plugin, which search through your database (I suppose MySQL or MariaDB).
SiteSearch plugin is not so powerfull like elasticsearch, but for basic search functionality is great and not so complicated. Also you’ve got covered Tailor search out of the box.