Search Tools overview

In the Search Tools feature in Composer, configure settings in each area to provide optimum findability for visitors to your site. This article will give you an overview of all that you can do within Search Tools to help visitors navigate your site(s). 

In this Article

• Navigate to Search Tools feature in Composer
• Grant Search Tools permissions
• Configure Advanced Tools
• Configure Search Rules
• View Analytics

Navigate to Search Tools feature in Composer

Once enabled, admins can access Search Tools from the Composer left navigation, above the Permissions section.

Grant Search Tools permissions

To learn more about how to grant permission to the Search Tools feature in Composer, check out the article, "Search Tools admin permissions." 

Configure Advanced Tools

Advanced Tools are search features that provide an extra, added layer of searchability for visitors to your site. Once you have had Advanced Tools configured on your site, you are ready to learn how to configure these settings to work for you! Check out the article, "Search Tools: Advanced Tools" to learn more.

Configure Search Rules

Search Rules allow site admins to display custom content and/or selected pages at the top of a list of search results when an end user enters a given term.

For example, a Search Rule could be used to ensure that, when a visitor uses the search term “Reunion,” the Alumni home page appears at the top of the list of results.

Learn more about configuring Search Rules in the article, "Search Tools: Search Rules."

View Analytics

Have you ever wondered what your users are searching for on your site? How about what users are searching for but not finding? With Finalsite’s Search Analytics feature, these insights - and more - are right at your fingertips.

Learn more about viewing your analytics in the article, "Search Tools: Analytics."