Search

Enter search term #

Requirements: none

The text input field for search is located at the top centre of the network and is indicated by a magnifying glass. 

The following modules can be searched:

• Posts
• Messages
• Appointments
• Files and folders
• Member directory and group directory
• Pages (static pages in the network)

The search recognises which area of the network the user is currently in (global network area, group, module). A search is performed automatically in the current context by pressing ‘Enter’. 

Entering a search term from within a module at the network level, for example, ‘Posts’:

After entering the search term, you can decide whether to search in the current module  (e.g. posts) or globally on the entire network.

Entering a search term from within a module at group level, for example, ‘Posts’:

After entering the search term, you can decide whether to search in the group and in the module, search the entire group (search all modules), or conduct a global search in the entire network.

Search posts #

If you only want to search in the posts module, there are two ways to achieve this:

• Start the search in the posts module. After entering the search term, press ‘Enter’ or click on ‘Posts’.

• Start the search in another module and select ‘Posts’ on the search results page.

For each module, the search can be narrowed down further by selecting individual groups or feeds using the left-hand context bar.

You can switch back from the search results page to the global search by clicking on ‘Search globally’ on the left, regardless of the context.

The posts that are found can also be re-sorted via the search results page. By default, the results are sorted according to relevance. If you are searching for the creation date of a post, you can search by either Ascending creation date or Descending creation date.

Show post #

The search results page displays all posts containing the corresponding tag from the search. Once the desired post has been found, you can access a detailed view of the post by clicking on ‘Show post’.

Search messages #

If you only want to search in the messages module, there are two ways to achieve this:

• Start the search in the messages module. After entering the search term, press ‘Enter’ or click on ‘Messages’.

• Start the search in another module and select ‘Messages’ on the search results page.

For each module, the search can be narrowed down further by selecting individual groups or feeds using the left-hand context bar. However, as there is no group context in the messages module, you cannot filter the results any further.

You can switch back from the search results page to the global search by clicking on ‘Search globally’ on the left, regardless of the context.

The messages that are found can also be re-sorted via the search results page. By default, the results are sorted according to relevance. If you are searching for the creation date of a message, you can search by either Ascending creation date or Descending creation date.

Search appointments #

If you only want to search in the appointments module, there are two ways to achieve this:

• Start the search in the appointments module. After entering the search term, press ‘Enter’ or click on ‘Appointments’.

• Start the search in another module and select ‘Appointments’ on the search results page.

For each module, the search can be narrowed down further by selecting individual groups or feeds using the left-hand context bar.

You can switch back from the search results page to the global search by clicking on ‘Search globally’ on the left, regardless of the context.

The appointments that are found can also be re-sorted via the search results page. By default, the results are sorted according to relevance. If you are searching for the start date of an appointment, you can search the dates by either Ascending start date or Descending start date.

Search files #

If you only want to search in the files module, there are two ways to achieve this:

• Start the search in the files module. After entering the search term, press ‘Enter’ or click on ‘Files’.

• The user starts the search in another module and selects ‘Files’ on the search results page.

For each module, the search can be narrowed down further by selecting individual groups or feeds using the left-hand context bar.

You can switch back from the search results page to the global search by clicking on ‘Search globally’ on the left, regardless of the context.

Search files: Change sorting #

The search results for the files can be sorted for a better overview. The following sorting options are available:

• Sort by file name
• Sort by size
• Sort by creator

Note: If you are using ‘file profiles’, the filter options are expanded accordingly.

Search folders #

If you only want to search for folders in the file module, there are two ways to achieve this:

• Start the search in the files module. After entering the search term, press ‘Enter’ or click on ‘Files’. The search results page that then appears shows the files first, followed by the folders.

• Start the search in another module and first select ‘Files’ on the search results page. The search results page that then appears shows the files first, followed by the folders.

You can switch back from the search results page to the global search by clicking on ‘Search globally’ on the left, regardless of the context.

Search folders: Change sorting #

The search results for the folders can be sorted for a better overview. The following sorting option is available:

• Sort by file name

Note: If you are using ‘folder profiles’, the filter options are expanded accordingly.

Search member directory #

If you only want to search in the member directory, there are two ways to achieve this:

• Navigate to the member directory and use the directory’s own search function.

• Start the search from any point in the network and select ‘Member directory’ on the search results page. The program then switches directly to the member directory.

Search group directory #

If you only want to search in the group directory, there are two ways to achieve this:

• Navigate to the group directory and use the directory’s own search function.

• Start the search from any point in the network and select ‘Group directory’ on the search results page. The program then switches directly to the group directory.

Search pages #

If you only want to search the pages of the network, there are two ways to achieve this:

• Start in the search while on a page. After entering the search term, press ‘Enter’ or click on ‘Pages’.

• Start the search in another module and first select ‘Pages’ on the search results page.

You can switch back from the search results page to the global search by clicking on ‘Global search’ on the left, regardless of the context.

Search channel #

If you only want to search in the Channels module, there are two ways to achieve this:

• Start the search in the Channels module. After entering the search term, press ‘Enter’ or click on ‘Appointments’.

• Start the search in another module and first select ‘Channels’ on the search results page.

The channel title, description, topics and the contents of the widgets are searched. The results show the channels in which the search term was found.

Search blog article #

Using the global search function, blog articles from any channel can be found and displayed in the results. To display only results from blog articles, select the “Blog articles” filter above the search results.

Titles, teasers and full text of blog articles are searched.

Show more #

If the desired search result is not found immediately and there are more entries for the search term, the option ‘Show more results’ appears under each module on the global search results page. By clicking on this, you are taken back to the respective module search and can see all module-specific search results corresponding the search term entered. If there are numerous search results, the pages are numbered.