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How to configure result sources for web content management?
In Central Administration, in the Application Management section, click Manage service application. Click the Search service application for which you want to create a result source. On the Search Administration page for the Search service application, on the Quick Launch, in the Queries and Results section, click Result Sources.
How to create result sources in search service?
Click the Search service application for which you want to create a result source. On the Search Administration page for the Search service application, on the Quick Launch, in the Queries and Results section, click Result Sources. To create a result source for a site collection:
You can specify a different result source as the default. In addition to the pre-configured result sources, SharePoint Server automatically creates a result source when you connect a publishing site to a catalog, and adds it to the result sources in the publishing site. This result source limits search results to the URL of the catalog.
How to create a result source and use custom result?
In the Advanced Mode, in the Select a query, you will be able to see the custom result source which we have created. Choose it and if you will click on Test Query you will be able to see the results also: Click on OK and Save the Page, you can see the search results like below where it will only show word documents.
How to change the default search result source?
In the Search Center you may need to edit the Search Results web part and “remind it” to use the default result source. I have seen most time just opening the page in edit mode and edit the web part, confirm the result source and click OK and Save and Check in. Thanks for contributing an answer to SharePoint Stack Exchange!
How to create result source for search service application?
To create a result source for a Search service application: Verify that the user account that performs this procedure is an administrator on the Search service application. In Central Administration, in the Application Management section, click Manage service application.
How to create a result source for a site collection?
On the Search Administration page for the Search service application, on the Quick Launch, in the Queries and Results section, click Result Sources. To create a result source for a site collection: Verify that the user account that performs this procedure is an administrator for the site collection.