How to Customize Search Experience

Configuration

To access the Search Interface and customize it, take the following steps:

1. Click the Indices tab on the top.
2. On the left pane, under the Search Experience section, click Search Interface.
3. On the Search Interface page, by default, the Experience section is displayed. 
4. Select an option:
   • Search Bar – Search bar at the top
   • Assistant – Search bar at the bottom
5. Click Next. 
6. On the Search Widget section:
   • In the Search Box Customization section, you can make changes to the search box. 
     • • Click in the search text box to update the placeholder text and the text color. 
       • Click in the search box to update the border color and the fill color 
       • Hover the mouse over the Search icon in the search box customization field, then see Edit icon.  
       • Click on the Edit  the search icon icon to Upload Icon of your choice to replace the default icon. You can upload an image measuring 26×26 pixels under 5kb size. 
     • Click  Button to Add button. You can change
       • Show or hide button
       • Placement of the button – outside or inside the search bar
       • Text displayed on the button (total of 5 characters)
       • Text color, button fill color, and button border color.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Interactions section:
   • Enter a message to be displayed as the greeting message, in the Customize Greeting Message box.
   • Turn the Show Recent Searches toggle on or off as required.
   • Turn on or off the Auto-complete toggle. This option auto-completes the search text as the user is typing.
   • Under Query Suggestions, set the slider between to decide the number of query suggestions to be displayed.
   • Under Live Search Results, set the slider to decide the number of live search results to be displayed. 
9. Click Done.