Advanced Search Options

This article will show you how to use Filters to perform an Advanced Search of your site and find more specific results. Advanced search options allow you to filter results by multiple keywords and phrases and even by module/content type.

Instructions

1. Navigate to your website homepage
   
   
   Note: You do not need to be logged into your website to use the advanced search options.
2. Navigate to the Site Search function in the center of your website homepage
   
3. Enter keywords or other search terms into the search box, then click the search button (magnifying glass icon)
   
4. You will be redirected to the Search page
   
5. Click the Advanced Search link below the search box to expand the advanced search options if they are not already open
   
   
   Note: If your Site Search module has the Auto-Expand Advanced Search setting enabled, the advanced search options will automatically appear during a basic search. You will not need to click the Advanced Search link, and you can skip to Step 6.
6. Fill in the desired Advanced Search fields
   
   
   • all these words: find pages containing all keywords (enter keywords, separated by single spaces).
   • this exact word or phrase: find pages containing the exact keywords, in the order written (enter keywords for exact phrases in quotes).
   • any of these words: find pages containing any of the keywords (enter OR between each word).
   • none of these words: prevent pages from appearing that contain the keywords (enter a minus sign followed by a word).
   • Content Type: Select an option from the drop-down list to narrow the search to a single module, if desired
     
     • All Content: Searches for keywords within all website modules
     • Activities: Searches for keywords within the Activities module
     • Agendas: Searches for keywords within the Agenda Center
     • Alerts: Searches for keywords within the Alert Center
     • Bids: Searches for keywords within the Bid Postings module
     • Calendar: Searches for keywords within the Calendar module
     • Documents: Searches for keywords within the Document Center
     • FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions): Searches for keywords within the FAQs module
     • Forms: Searches for keywords within the Form Center module
     • Images: Searches for keywords within Public Assets (if these have not been hidden from search)
     • Jobs: Searches for keywords within the Jobs module
     • News: Searches for keywords within the News Flash module
     • People: Searches for keywords within the Staff Directory
     • Places: Searches for keywords within the Locations module
     • Social: Searches for keywords within the Community Voice module
     • Webpages: Searches for keywords within the Pages module
     Note: The Content Type filter allows you to search for keywords within a single module. However, you can only narrow your search to one module at a time.
7. Click the Submit Search button (magnifying glass icon) to run the advanced search
   
   
   Note: You can also click the Standard Search link to run a simple search.
   
8. Scroll down to view the search results