Five New Optimizely Certifications are Here! Validate your expertise and advance your career with our latest certification exams. Click here to find out more

AI OnAI Off

Nov 30, 2009
  6172
(2 votes)

EasySearch Search Gadget

This gadget allows editors to view lists of pages based on queries. This enables them to track what has changed based on their interests and job role. This gadget uses EasySearch to perform a search on the site. Results are updated automatically based on a configurable time interval and the dashboard can contain many instances of the gadget, each one with a different query.

Install EasySearch

To setup the gadget, first download and install EasySearch. The latest release is v2.5 and is an excellent opportunity to test EasySearch if you haven’t done so before!

After downloading and unzipping EasySearch, contained within is an install zip that is installed using the EPiServer Deployment Center.

1installES 

You may need to add assembly binding if you haven’t configured your site already. If not this is what I have been using until assemblies start being compiled for CMS 6

<runtime>
    <assemblyBinding>
      <dependentAssembly />
    </assemblyBinding>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Data"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="1.0.238.39" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Shell"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="1.0.238.39" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Shell.UI"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="1.0.238.39" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.ComponentModel.Composition"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="2009.0.0.0-2009.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="2009.26.8.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mvc"
                          publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="1.0.0.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="ElektroPost.Licensing"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.BaseLibrary"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Blog"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Cms.Shell"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Cms.Shell.UI"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Configuration"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Enterprise"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Events"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.ImageLibrary"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Implementation"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Legacy4"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.LinkAnalyzer"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Log.Analyzers"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Log.Core"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Lucene"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Scheduler"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Scheduler.WKTL"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-5.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="5.1.422.4" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.UI"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.Web.WebControls"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.WebDav"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.WebParts"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.WorkflowFoundation"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.XForms"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="EPiServer.XmlRpc"
                          publicKeyToken="8fe83dea738b45b7"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="5.0.0.0-6.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="6.0.382.1" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="log4net"
                          publicKeyToken="1b44e1d426115821"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="1.2.10.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Web.Services3"
                          publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
                          culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="3.0.0.0-3.65535.65535.65535"
                         newVersion="3.0.0.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>

Index Site

After installing EasySearch, index your site from the EasySearch Index Management panel under Admin Tools.

2admin

The gadget is now ready to be installed!

Install EasySearch Gadget

The gadget is installed using the EPiServer Deployment Centre from the EasySearchGadgetInstall.zip. After running the installer you should now have the gadget installed and ready for use. Add the ‘EasySearch’ gadget from the CMS Dashboard.

Configure EasySearch Gadget

The gadget is configured on first use to perform a search query at regular intervals.

Enter a search term and select the language to search in.

3ESgadget

You can set the maximum number of hits to return and also the search refresh interval in minutes.

Click Ok and the results will be displayed.

4ESgadgetresults

The results can be clicked on to Edit the page or click View  to see the page in another window. You can add multiple instances of the gadget to perform more than one search at a time.

EasySearchGadgetInstall.zip

EasySearchGadgetSource.zip

Nov 30, 2009

Comments

Please login to comment.
Latest blogs
Removing a Segment from the URL in Optimizely CMS 12 using Partial Routing

Problem Statement In Optimizely CMS 12, dynamically generated pages inherit URL segments from their container pages. However, in certain cases, som...

Adnan Zameer | Mar 14, 2025 |

Optimizely Configured Commerce and Spire CMS - Figuring out Handlers

I recently entered the world of Optimizely Configured Commerce and Spire CMS. Intriguing, interesting and challenging at the same time, especially...

Ritu Madan | Mar 12, 2025

Another console app for calling the Optimizely CMS REST API

Introducing a Spectre.Console.Cli app for exploring an Optimizely SaaS CMS instance and to source code control definitions.

Johan Kronberg | Mar 11, 2025 |

Extending UrlResolver to Generate Lowercase Links in Optimizely CMS 12

When working with Optimizely CMS 12, URL consistency is crucial for SEO and usability. By default, Optimizely does not enforce lowercase URLs, whic...

Santiago Morla | Mar 7, 2025 |

See all blogs