Question

In the help center, there are three types of search:

  • Native help center search
  • Help center instant search
  • Article suggestion search

What are the differences between each search type?

Answer

There are several differences in how the help center search methods work. For more information about the search methods, see the article: Understanding the help center search methods.

Native Help Center search

  • Does not use partial word search
  • Searches through titles, labels, and content

Instant search

  • Uses a partial word search
  • Only returns results based on article titles

For more information about disabling this feature by removing it from your theme, see the article: Help center templating cookbook.

Article suggestion search

  • Shown on the submit a request form when end users fill out the subject field in the help center ticket form
  • Searches through titles, labels, and content
  • Uses a relevance score to order suggested articles
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