Configuring search synonyms for content items

You can configure the search feature to recognize synonyms for improved search results.

Fastpath:
  • Admin Console > Content > Content Synonyms
  • Advanced Admin Console > System > Settings > Search, then Content Search > Synonyms

The synonym search feature improves search results by allowing you to create lists of synonyms. For example, you might want a search for big to return results for large, and vice versa. Or, if your users search using terms specific to your industry, you might want to set up a synonym that associates commonly used terms, such as mobile and phone.

Note that by default, new synonyms work only on new content. Thus, the changes become available in ~30 seconds, after the search index is updated.

To set up search synonyms:

  1. Go to the configuration page:
    • Admin Console > Content > Content Synonyms
    • Advanced Admin Console > System > Settings > Search, then Content Search > Synonyms
  2. Under Synonyms, type in a comma-separated list of synonyms for terms.
  3. Click Add Synonyms.
    The added list appear as a line under Current synonyms.
  4. Rebuild the content search index.
    For more information, see Reindexing content search.

After synonyms are added, the indexing is updated automatically and in ~30 seconds the newly added synonyms will be available in search.