Search Features

NATS allows you to provide content search to your visitors and members. You can implement search functionality using two distinct methods: Search Menu Items (for navigation headers) and Text Search Blocks (for inline page content).

Search Methods

Header Search Bar (Menu Item)

You can integrate a search field directly into your site's navigation headers alongside standard links and labels.

Configuration

1. Navigate to Content Management -> Member Areas or Tours.

2. Select your specific Tour or Member Area, go to the Theme tab, and then select Menus.

3. Select the Menu you would like to modify, then click Add New to create a Menu Item.

Important: Make sure the Search Box type is selected to ensure the menu item is set to a search.

1. Set the required fields: Item Title, Status, and Search Form Destination.

2. Save your changes.

Once enabled, submitting a search term in the header bar will automatically append the query string ?search=XX to the URL, dynamically filtering content.

Clicking the X (Clear) icon on the destination page or the Search Box will clear the query.

Text Search Block

The Text Search Block adds a simple search bar to your page, helping visitors or members find content, models, and other metadata using keywords. This block is a useful way to improve user navigation when users already know the type of content they are looking for.

See our Text Search Block article to learn more.

Destination Pages & Search Results

The destination page, where search results are displayed, can be configured within both the Search Box Menu Item and the Text Search Block. This allows you to determine whether a search should filter content dynamically on the current page or route users to a separate page in your CMS.

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