Finding something
Contents
- Four ways to find
- Search by words
- Search with filters
- Find by the address of the page
- If you cannot find it
Four ways to find
| You know | Use |
|---|---|
| A word or two from the page | Search... at the top |
| The kind of item, roughly when, roughly where | Advanced search |
| The address of the page on the public site | Content finder in the left column |
| Where it lives in the menu | Click through the tree |
Search by words
- Type a word or two into Search... in the top bar and press Enter.
- The results list matching items, best first. Click one to open it.
Put words in quotation marks for an exact phrase: "summer fair".
Search with filters
- Open Advanced search (from the search results, or on the dashboard).
- Choose a content type (for example Article), a section, when it was published, and below which place.
- Press Search.
This helps when a word appears on too many pages.
Find by the address of the page
The quickest way when you are looking at the page on the public site:
- Copy the address from the browser's address bar, for example
https://www.example.com/news/summer-fair. - In the administration, type it (or just
/news/summer-fair) into Content finder in the left column. - Press Find. The item opens, and Edit is one click away.
If you cannot find it
| Reason | What to do |
|---|---|
| It was published a moment ago | The search index updates a few minutes after publishing. Use the Content finder or the tree meanwhile |
| It is in the trash | Look in Trash at the bottom of the tree |
| Your role may not see it | Ask your administrator |
| It exists in another language only | Search in that language, or ask which languages the site has |
| Too many results | Use quotation marks or Advanced search |
The help has its own search too: open Help and type your question (Searching).
Related pages
- First steps
- Searching
- Site search and what visitors look for
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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