Search module

The documents search module is a smart-module that shows a form to search for documents. You don't need to create a menu item to DOCman's search layout, the module is smart enough to work out whether such a menu item exists.

Installation

The module is bundled in the DOCman installation package and available in Joomla's Module Manager after installing DOCman.

Parameters

Layout: You can choose to display the search results as a list, or as a table.

Frequently asked questions

How to use search prefixes to filter documents

Search prefixes make it easier to search through your documents, filter them and find exactly what you are looking for.

Search prefixes allow you to search within specific areas of documents, such as: the document's title; the document's description; the document's ID; and if you have Joomlatools Connect installed, the document's contents.

Here are a few example search terms showing how to use search prefixes:

• title:lorem  - Search only in document titles for documents that have the word lorem  in their title.
• description:ipsum  - Search only in descriptions for documents that have the word ipsum  in their description.
• contents:delor  - Search only in document contents for documents that have the word delor  in their content, if you have Joomlatools Connect enabled.
• id:123  - Search for the document that has the id 123 .
• title:lorem :and description:ipsum  - Search for documents that have the word lorem  in the title and the word ipsum  in the description.
• title:lorem :or description:ipsum  - Search for documents that have the word lorem  in the title or the word ipsum  in the description.
• title:lorem :or description:ipsum :and contents:delor  - Search for documents that have the word lorem  in the title or the word ipsum  in the description and the word delor  in the content, if you have Joomlatools Connect enabled.