Use this page as a high-level guide to advanced features you might add after your baseline search experience is working. Many teams can launch without configuring all of these options on day one.
Start with Search Fields, Ranking, Results Fields, Facets, and Sorting. Then use the advanced topics below when your implementation needs them.
What Counts as an Advanced Feature
These features usually support specialized search experiences, multiple audiences, or more mature implementations:
- Location
- Data Filters
- Related Searches
- Popular Searches
- multi-language configuration
Advanced Feature Quick Guide
Location
Use Location when result ranking or filtering depends on proximity. This is common for store locators, regional events, and campus-specific search experiences.
See Location for setup details.
Data Filters
Use Data Filters when a search experience should only see a subset of indexed content, such as provider content, admissions content, or authenticated-user content.
See Data Filters for more information.
Related Searches
Use Related Searches when you want to guide users toward useful follow-up queries. This is more valuable after you understand real user behavior and common search paths.
See Related Searches for more information.
Popular Searches
Use Popular Searches when you want to surface frequently searched terms as guidance or inspiration in the UI.
See Popular Searches API if you need API-level details and supporting references.
Multi-Language Configuration
Use multiple Languages when the same App and index must support multiple languages with language-specific analytics and dictionaries.
See Languages and Understanding Apps, Languages, and Search Profiles.
How to Decide What to Configure Now vs. Later
- Configure it now if the search experience cannot launch correctly without it.
- Configure it later if it improves refinement, guidance, or optimization but is not required for a functional first launch.
- Prefer a simple launch path over an exhaustive first setup.
What's Next
With your baseline and advanced feature choices in place, you are ready to choose how you want to build your search UI.