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How does the content search web part work?
Content Search web part displays search results in a way that you can easily format. Each Content Search web part is associated with a search query and shows the results for that search query.
How does modern search work in SharePoint Online?
In addition to the classic search experience, SharePoint Online offers a modern search experience. Modern search is a personalized experience. It uses the insights of the Microsoft Graph to show results that are relevant to you. Routine tasks such as finding the right version of a document,…
How are search results set up by default?
By default, the Search Results Web Part in your Search Center is set up to use different display templates according to the result type of the search result. Result types define when to use which display template, and the display template defines what information to show in the search results.
How to change the look of search results?
The display templates show a selection of the managed properties in the search results, such as file type, title, document summary, path, and image. You can create your own display templates that show information that’s important to your users, for specific types of results.
The Content Search Web Part and the other search-driven Web Parts use display templates to control how the search results appear in the Web Part. By using display templates, you can control the ways in which search results appear and behave in search-driven Web Parts.
How to apply display templates in web part?
In the Web Part tool pane, in the Display Templates section, to apply the control display template, from the Control menu, select your control display template. In our Contoso scenario, this is Contoso Electronics List with Paging. To apply the item display template, from the Item menu select your item display template.
Which is an example of a content search?
For example, by default, the Content Search Web Part displays a list of items where each item has a picture on the left side and three lines of text on the right. In the Control list, select a display template to control the organization and layout of your search results and the overall look of the Web Part.
In SharePoint, go to Site settings –> Master pages and page layouts –> Display Templates –> Content Web Parts and check that the four files are added. Also notice that an associated .js (JavaScript) file has automatically been created for each display template. So now we’re ready to apply these display templates to our Content Search Web Parts.
When to use content query web part in SharePoint?
If you need to display instant content or the refreshed version of content, use the Content Query web part (CQWP) instead. Search crawls only the major versions of content, never the minor versions. If you want to display the minor versions of your content, do that by using a CQWP.
How to use content search in SharePoint SharePoint?
Select when the search results returned by the Content Search Web Part appear on the web page. The default option is Async option: Issue query from the browser. Queries will be issued from the end-users browser after the complete page is received (asynchronous).
Go to the page that contains the CSWP that you want to edit. From Settings, select Edit Page. In the Web Part, select the Content Search Web Part Menu arrow > Edit Web Part. In the Web Part tool pane, in the Properties section, in the Search Criteria section, select Change query.
How to change property mappings in CSWP tool pane?
Note that can specify multiple values specified by a semi-colon (as shown). As you change the selected Item Display Template in the dropdown, the Property Mappings section in the CSWP tool pane will change accordingly, allowing the mapping for each slot.
How to change the mapping of managed properties?
Under Property Mappings, select the check box Change the mapping of managed properties for the fields in the Item Display Template. In the different lists below the check box, enter the managed property to use for that field in the Item Display Template.
If you haven’t guessed already, those property mappings such as ‘PublishingImage’, ‘Path’, ‘Title’ and ‘Description’ above are Managed Properties in the search service app.