The SharePoint search can be a confusing user experience<\/p>\n
Take a look at the following scenarios.<\/p>\n
A. SharePoint search is setup to show results from the current site. However, the user is expecting a Google type search where all results are shown.<\/p>\n
B. SharePoint search is setup to show results from all sites; however, this user only works within one team site and only wants to see this site’s results.<\/p>\n
How can we make this experience better?\u00a0 It’s through messaging. On the search results page you can add a web part to check if contextual search is being used. If yes, then output text that says “Currently viewing results for all sites” otherwise output “Currently viewing results for [this site]. To view results for all sites click [here]” and redirect to the full search results.<\/p>\n
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The SharePoint search can be a confusing user experience Take a look at the following scenarios. A. SharePoint search is setup to show results from the current site. However, the user is expecting a Google type search where all results are shown. B. SharePoint search is setup to show results from all sites; however, this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sharepoint-2010","category-sharepoint-2013"],"yoast_head":"\n