Search Basics
What the search box covers, how matching works, and the difference between what learners and admins can find.
The search box is the single place to find anything on your site. Type a word or phrase, and results appear quickly across your whole catalog. There's nothing to set up — search works out of the box.
What you can search
A single search looks across every kind of content you publish:
| Content type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Courses | Your main teaching units. |
| Learning paths | Multi-course programs and tracks. |
| Cohorts | Scheduled group runs of a course or path. |
| Posts | Blog and news articles. |
| Pages | Landing pages and other site pages. |
| Products | Items you sell. |
| Bundles | Groups of items sold together. |
| Events | Live events. |
| Meeting plans | Bookable sessions and consultations. |
What search looks at
When someone searches, the system matches their words against:
- Titles — the name of the course, page, product, and so on.
- Descriptions — the summary text.
- Tags — the keywords you've attached to your content.
So a learner can find a course by its name, by a phrase from its description, or by a topic tag — whichever they happen to remember.
How to search
- Open the search box (usually a search icon in the header).
- Start typing a word or phrase.
- Pick a suggestion as it appears, or press Enter to see the full list of results.
- Click any result to open it.
Search is forgiving about small typos and partial words, so people still find what they want even when they don't type the exact title.
What learners see vs. what admins see
- Learners only find content that is published and available to them. Drafts and unpublished items never appear.
- Admins can search the same catalog and can also choose to include drafts — handy for finding a course you're still building.
Search only shows content that exists on your site. If a learner can't find something, it usually means it hasn't been published yet, or it isn't available to that learner.
Good to know
- Results come back almost instantly, even on a large catalog.
- Search works in the languages your content is published in.
- The more complete your titles, descriptions, and tags, the easier your content is to find.
Related pages
- Filters — narrow a long list of results.
- Autocomplete — instant suggestions as you type.
- Publishing and the catalog — get a course live so it shows in search.