Creating a Faceted Search View in Drupal using the Search API Modules

Faceted Searching is a method that allows a user to apply multiple filters of varying dimensions to a list of items on your website. In this tutorial we'll show you how create basic search facets in Drupal using the Search API module.

[maranjo]

Thank you for this tutorial - I found it really helpful. As a Drupal 7 example, it worked almost exactly for my BackdropCMS site.

[brpljak]

Brilliant tutorial, well paced and clear explanation - perfect to start off with, thanks

[livvylove]

Thanks for the detailed video, it helped me on the one spot I kept getting stuck on

[SudipRuchal]

I genuinely need this. Very Helpful video! thank you very much for sharing.

[PANCHOCADENA]

Hi, thanks for sharing your knowledge, I'm happy to be first subscriber to your youtube page, please keep uploading high Drupal search (and cool Drupal stuff) videos. Question, how to keep displaying facets when viewing (selecting) a node? When you open a node view always you loose facets and filters, how you accomplish to keep filters so users can choose another node with filters already on?

[martin-]

Nicely explained at a great pace. Thanks :)

[manuelgmra]

Hi:
It was a very didactic video tutorial. It has helped me a lot.
Thanks.

[marsfellow]

Very helpful. Thank you for posting this video.

[platonfedorovich]

Excellent video, thank you!

Question: How do I get on the search page (which is created through Views) initially there was no result. That is, the page was blank, only with a search field. Help me please!

[TheDestinationSound]

The question which no one seems to answer is, how to have a field be a string so facets aren't split apart, but also have that field be searchable via the fulltext search filter. for your example, people can search for author if they want to, or use a facet. I would love to know how to do this.

[khaderadam]

Hi and thanks for a great video, just one thing I have a view created using search api and facets for my ubercart store. I am able to add indexed node: sell price, list price, price to the search api view but am not able to add the display price. However, If i create a normal view (not search api) display price is available.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

[neptecopticalsolutions]

Thank you for the tutorial! I was wondering if there Is there a nice dropdown search option like Amazon has? For, example: books, dvd...? Once again, thank you!!!

[amarcanth]

Hi! Thanks for the tutorial. I would like to know if there is a way to use boolean operators (AND, OR) in the search field, or phrase queries, like "some words result".

[EzekiahForeal]

Hello,

First of all nice guide, it's really and nice and helpfull.
I have trouble adding in filter crtiteria, them :
indexed nodes title, tags and author. My values are differents.

I have content : Author uid, Content: Tags (field_tags), Content: Tags (field_tags:delta).
But neither of the above criteria.

Anyone could help me ?

[pikadroo]

Old videos like this should be forced deleted from the platform.