Searching for Content
BASE utilizes ElasticSearch, which allows the creation of independent indexes for different search sections on your website.
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BASE utilizes ElasticSearch, which allows the creation of independent indexes for different search sections on your website.
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Once you have logged in, you'll be brought to the main Content Search Page where you'll see all existing content, and have the option to search for a specific piece of content.
At the top, you can search for Keywords:
Otherwise, if you want to narrow your search results, you can use the filters on the left:
If you're looking for specific content type, you can select the Type and it will only show content belonging to that type.
By Default, it shows every type of content.
To search for one type of content at a time, click on the text/name.
The number on the right corresponds to how many pieces of content there are for that type. For example, in the screenshot above, you can see there are 9,518 articles, 85 contact, 1 event, etc.
There are three different types of content states: Published, Draft, and Deleted. By default, the results will only display Published and Draft. You may also select the green plus sign by Deleted to include those as well. More on Content States and what they mean can be found here.
You're able to filter search results by what schedule(s) the content has. This is particularly useful if you're trying to find out what's scheduled to a certain website section, newsletter, or magazine issue but don't know/can't find what you're looking for via keyword.
There are three options to search by: Website, Magazine, and Email.
Lets you choose which site your searching (Typically there will only be one option here, in this example there's only one website called "Evaluation Engineering", which will be auto-selected.
Options typically include Pinned or Standard but may also include others depending on how the site is structured.
Section is a list of all available sections for the website. You may start typing to narrow results down instead of having to scroll through the full list when selecting the drop-down.
Start and End Date are not required, so if you just want to know what content is scheduled to a section but don't care when it was scheduled, you can leave these fields blank.
Let's say you go to a page on your website and you notice it's blank, or content is appearing that you wouldn't expect to appear and you'd like to find out why. You can login to Base Platform, select Website from the scheduling drop-down menu, choose the section you're looking to troubleshoot, and be able to see every piece of content scheduled. This will help you discover whether or not the page is blank because nothing's scheduled, or if there's a deeper issue to investigate.
Lets you choose which magazine you are searching. Some groups have more than one, otherwise it'll auto-select the magazine if there's only one option.
Issue lists every available issue and sorts them alpha-numerically. Just like website sections, you may start typing what you're looking for to narrow results down instead of having to scroll through the full list.
The last drop-down is for magazine sections which will auto-select if there's only one section.
Once all fields are selected, the "Update Filter" button will appear, allowing you to filter your search results
Select Newsletter is required and sorted alphanumerically
Select a Section will correspond to the selected newsletter (also sorted alphanumerically)
Deployment Date is the schedule date of the newsletter. This isn't a required field, so you may just search for content based on newsletter and section.
Sequence is what the placement of the content is on the newsletter. This isn't required, and defaults to 0 unless manually set on the content.
This is an input field that you must first start typing in to get a narrowed list of results for you to select to filter by.
You must type at least three characters in the field to get a list of options.
You may filter by more than one taxonomy type at one time
Lastly, you're able to filter by Updated, Created, and Published date ranges. For information on what each of those dates mean, see "Adding and Editing Content"
The results will appear on the right of those filters, and will provide:
The number of results on the page (will update based on search filters)
If there any Pending Changes relating to the Company Update Form (not everyone has this)
Ability to sort by Relevancy, Updated Date, Created Date, Published Date, or Name, as well as the ability to Invert those results
Display Limit of 10, 20, 50, 100, or 250 pieces of content per page (additional content will appear on multiple pages that can be navigated at the bottom right-hand side of the window
Reporting Options (if applicable) that will download and email you data from the selected pieces of content. (Select content by clicking on the little plus sign on the right-side)
Content Status will be the color of the bar on the right hand side, next to the plus sign. Red means it's Expired or Deleted, Published will be green, and Draft status will be yellow.
