This document provides an overview of how to build a search engine using Searchbox, which is a search framework built on top of the Solr search platform. It discusses that while Solr is powerful, it requires additional development to build a full search experience. Searchbox addresses this by providing tools to index data, configure search experiences through presets and facets, and customize the interface through templates. The document outlines the basic steps to set up a search project with Searchbox, including indexing data, configuring search options, and designing templates. It highlights some sample search experiences that can be created and encourages exploring more through online documentation and a free trial.
2. INTRODUCTION
About Searchbox: About Solr:
Highly configurable search Blazing fast open source
framework on top of Solr enterprise search platform
Search frontend / UI Lucene-based search server
Available as a Service Has REST-like HTTP/XML
and JSON APIs
3. SOLR IS GREAT BUT...
It remains a search server
XML, JSON or CSV output
Solaritas frontend / Velocity templates for quick
prototype
Users expect a lot when it comes to Search Experience
5. LOTS OF WORK IN
PERSPECTIVE
Building your own UI
on top of Solr will be a
BIG project. Think
about:
Advanced filters,
Presets (datasources),
Facetted search,
Result highlight, ...
7. A SEARCH PROJECT
WITH SEARCHBOX
1. Identify your information sources
2. Index those sources into our Solr Backend using:
2.1. Our Connector framework (RSS, WEB, XML,
CMIS / Sharepoint, TYPO3, ...)
2.2.The Standard Solr API with a client library
2.3. Custom DataImportHandlers for large datasets
3. Configure / Shape the search experience
9. AGENDA
Here we assume you signed up to a free trial and you indexed some data
1. Look at the available fields
2. Define a search preset
3. Define required fields / search criterias
4. Create a visualization template for your data
5. Configure user filters / facets
10. This is the search
framework (searchbox.com)
backend
27. 6 Presets
with distinct
parameters
Left
template
column with
meta
Related
content from a
different data
source
28. WHAT’S NEXT
Check our online documentation
http://help.searchbox.com
Check our website
http://www.searchbox.com
Sign up to a free trial
http://www.searchbox.com/free-trial/