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Searching WebHelp Responsive Output

When content indexing is enabled for a site's version, the corresponding WebHelp Responsive output will use Oxygen Feedback as the search engine when users search the published content.

If content indexing is disabled, the search will be performed using the JS Search Engine bundled in the WebHelp Responsive output.

Search results are ranked based on a complex algorithm used by the search engine to determine the relevance of each page to the user's search query. The search engine computes scores for every result that matches the search criteria and uses this score to sort the search results. The search rank of a page depends on the location and the number of occurrences of the searched terms in the content.

The search ranking order, sorted by relevance is determined by the following locations:
  1. Page Title, Keywords & index terms
  2. Short description and section headings (H1 to H6)
  3. Bold text
  4. Italic & underlined text
  5. Plain text
Tip: The <indexterm> and <keywords> DITA elements are an effective way to increase the ranking of a page. The terms found in these elements add a lot of weight to the current page in the list of search results.