How to configure Joomla Search Options

Configure search options for Joomla site

To configure search options in Joomla, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your Joomla site with an administrator account.
2. On the top bar , click on Components, and then click on Search:
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4. Click on Options on the Search Manager page:
   
5. Following are the options to customize the search on Joomla:
   • Gather Search Statistics. Whether or not to gather search statistics for the web site. If set to “No”, no information will be collected from users’ searches. 
   • Use Search Options. Whether or not to show the Search Options in the front-end.
   • Use Search Areas. Whether or not to show the search areas checkboxes in the front-end search options, so users can choose what kind of items to search. 
   • Created Date. Whether or not to show the Creation Date for items that are displayed in search results in the front-end. 
   • OpenSearch Name. Name displayed for this site as search provider.
   • OpenSearch Description. Description displayed for this site as a search provider.
6. Click on the toggle to enable the options, then click Save to set the options:
   

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