SharePoint 2013 WCM Advanced Cookbook

Chapter 9. Configuring Search

In this chapter, we will cover configuring the search features of SharePoint 2013. We will cover the following recipes:

• Provisioning a search service application
• Configuring a search content source
• Creating a search center site
• Connecting a site collection to a search center
• Creating a search scope
• Using a search query rule to promote an item in search results
• Configuring search engine optimization settings

Introduction

Search is often one of the key components of a successful web content management system. Without the ability to search, users may have difficulty locating the content they are looking for. Since the very first iteration of SharePoint, SharePoint Portal Server 2001, search has been an integral part of the SharePoint ...