Beginner's Guide

Figure 3: Search result page
The user can configure search settings (all keywords, any keywords, exact phrase) and change the
order in which the results are displayed. The search can also be limited to different content items like
articles and categories.
Behind the scenes
You are able to configure the search in the existing search plug-ins. Have a look at Extensions - Plug-in
Manager and filter for type search (Figure 4).
Figure 4: Search Plug-ins
For every search only checkbox in the search form there is a plug-in. You can change the order of the
plug-ins, activate or deactivate them. You can also configure several options for every plug-in, e.g.,
whether it should search in archived articles or not.
Each additionally installed extension may contain a search plug-in and integrate itself into the search
process.
With this plug-in-based search structure, Joomla's search component is easy to use and easy to
extend!
Joomla! 2.5 - Beginner’s Guide
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