Contents
- 1 Is the content search web part in SharePoint 2013?
- 2 How does a web part work in SharePoint?
- 3 How do I Change web search query in SharePoint?
- 4 Is the list properties Web part available in SharePoint?
- 5 How do I remove a web part from a SharePoint page?
- 6 What does it mean to search for something in SharePoint?
- 7 How are display templates used in content search?
- 8 How are display templates used in SharePoint 2013?
- 9 How to style web part images in SharePoint?
So, let’s say you’re working with the Content Search web part in SP2013 and you’ve got it displaying the correct items. (If not, see my big post on Using the Content Search web part (and understanding search). In the case of this article, I’m searching for items I’ve created and tagged with “SharePoint”.
When visitors browse to a page that contains a CSWP, the Web Part automatically issues a query. The search results are displayed within the CSWP. In most cases, visitors won’t even know that search technology is being used to display the content they’re viewing.
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 query content in SharePoint Server 2013?
For a list of available query variables, see Query variables in SharePoint Server 2013. You can select predefined query variables from the drop-down list, and then add them to the query by selecting Add keyword filter. You can use property filters to query the content of managed properties that are set to queryable in the search schema.
How to configure a web part in SharePoint?
In the Web Part tool pane, in the Properties section, in the Search Criteria section, select Change query. A dialog box as shown in the image above opens. Here, you can configure the query as described in the following table.
The List properties web part connects to a list web part on the same page and display items from the list based on what a user selects. Note: The List properties web part is not available in SharePoint Server 2019. The Markdown web part adds text to your page and format it using Markdown language.
Select the web part you want to move or remove, and you’ll see a small toolbar on the left of the web part. To move the web part, select the Move web part button and drag the web part where you want it on your page. To remove the web part, select the Delete web part button . You can also select DEL on the keyboard to delete.
What this tells SharePoint is to search everything under that URL but limit results to Documents and List Items. But we need Sites! So I erased everything after the path to have only this in my Query Text: What’s fun is that you can always Test your Query and see some sample results in the right pane.
How do I edit a web part in SharePoint?
Make sure that you’re a member of the Designers SharePoint group on the site that contains the CSWP. 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.
Is there a search drop down menu in SharePoint?
There is no Search drop down menu on by default (well in my case, I’ll explain later). The first thing I did was to look at the Search Settings page that is located under the Site Collection Administration of the Site Settings.
How are display templates used in content search?
Side note – in the context of a search results page (rather than CSWP), a Display Template is associated with a Result Type (e.g. Word doc, wiki page, PowerPoint file etc.) and so we have granular control over how each is displayed (and when). Extremely cool. So, lots of flexibility in the search infrastructure.
As the Display Templates are scoped to Site or Site Collection, they can be used for all kind of results, can be used within Content Search Web Part, Refiners and so on. Recommend you to follow this MSDN Article on Display Templates to get an in-depth understanding of the topic.
Use developer tools in Chrome (F12 when viewing a page), choose the element selector, and then click the webpart. You’ll see something like the image below. The div id contains the number to add to the end of that string. Check out Part 2 of this post where we style the Slideshow – Large Image display template.