Add facet

After you click the Add facet link, a new view appears:

Facet type

At the top, select the facet type you want to add. Click on the arrow to see the five different options.

Add Metadata facet

Here you set a metadata-based facet, that is, allows visitors to refine a search result depending on which metadata the hits have.

• Description for visitors - Appears as a header for visitors above the various facet options.
• Get selectable values from the metadata field - Here you select the metadata field to be used. Note that only the metadata fields available on the page on which the module is located (as well as those on the website) are selectable.
• Maximum number of search results to return - Here you select the maximum number of returned facets for this category. The default setting is 100.
• Minimum document count to return - Default setting is 0.
• Include all documents which have no value for the field - If a page with this metadata field is missing a value, this does not appear if you do not tick this box.

Add Page structure facet

Here you set a structure-based facet, that is, allows visitors to refine a search result depending on where in the structure the hits are located.

• Description for visitors - Appears as a header for visitors above the various facet options.
• Selectable paths - Click the Add link to browse and name a path/sub-branch.

Add Type of hit facet

Here you set a type-based facet, that is, allows visitors to refine a search result depending on which type (page, file, image etc.) the hits have.

• Description for visitors - Appears as a header for visitors above the various facet options.
• Group by the following types - Click on the Add type link to add more types. To delete a type, select it from the list and click the cross on the right.

Add Last modified facet

Here you set a time-based facet, that is, allows visitors to refine a search result depending on how “old” the hits are.

• Description for visitors - Appears as a header for visitors above the various facet options.
• Group by the following periods - Some periods are suggested here. To delete a period, select it from the list and click the cross on the right. To add a period, click the Add periodlink to add additional options.

Add Language facet

Here you set a language-based facet, that is, allows visitors to refine a search result depending on which language the hits have.

• Description for visitors - Appears as a header for visitors above the various facet options.
• Maximum number of search results to return - Here you select how many hits to return. The default setting is 100.
• Minimum document count to return - Default setting is 0.
• Include all documents which have no language - If a page/document is missing a value, this does not appear if you do not tick this box.