JP Site Search - Initial Setup
Article Index
- JP Site Search
- What is JP Site Search?
- What is Typesense?
- Typesense Hosting Options
- Recommended Typesense Server Setup
- Quick Docker Example
- Installation
- Initial Setup
- Sources and Providers
- Joomla Articles
- Joomla Contacts
- Joomla Categories
- DOCman Provider Add-on
- Indexing
- CLI and Cron
- Frontend Module
- Autocomplete Layouts
- Full Search Page
- Analytics and Search Quality
- Diagnostics
- Security Model
- Troubleshooting
- Recommended First Setup
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Initial Setup
After installation, configure the Typesense connection first.
- Go to Components -> JP Site Search -> Settings.
- Open the Typesense tab.
- Enter the Typesense host, port, protocol, and API key.
- Save the settings.
- Run the schema setup or validation tool.
- Run the first full index.
- Test search in the backend Search Test view.
Recommended first workflow:
- Configure Typesense.
- Run Schema setup / validate.
- Run Reindex all public content.
- Open Diagnostics and check for warnings.
- Test search terms from existing articles.
- Publish the frontend module or create a menu item for the full search page.
