JP Site Search - Sources and Providers

Sources and Providers

JP Site Search uses a source/provider model.

• Source means where the searchable content comes from.
• Provider means the code that reads a source and turns it into normalized search documents.
• Type means what visitors see in filters and result labels, such as Article, Contact, Category, or Document.

Core Joomla sources are included in JP Site Search itself. Third-party integrations should be installed as separate provider plugins.

Core sources

• Joomla Articles - enabled as the core content source.
• Joomla Contacts - optional people/contact source.
• Joomla Categories - optional category landing page source.

External provider plugins

• DOCman Provider - optional add-on for DOCman documents.
• Other document, event, and product providers may be added later as separate add-ons.

External providers are disabled globally by default. This keeps the core installation clean and avoids loading third-party provider logic unless you explicitly enable it.