Cms 12 and Lucene Content search query

Magnus

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Hi, I'm using the Episerver Search CMS project as a search service in a CMS 12 web. I am struggeling with sorting the search results. They appear very randomly in the result. Does anyone have an idea how to implement sorting in the IQueryExpression? Or if there is a better alternative than IQueryExpression?

#337088

Mar 03, 2025 8:02

Eric Herlitz

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The IQueryExpression will give random results if the indexing is ongoing. Have you checked if the indexing had finished and if the lucene index was fully built?

#337091

Mar 03, 2025 15:37

Magnus

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I think its finished, it seems so in admin mode. It succeeds in seconds. Where can i see if the index is fully built? The files on disk looks correct. I can search for all the content but it doesnt sort on published/changed date.

#337092

Mar 03, 2025 15:51

Eric Herlitz

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Typically the indexing job is the first part of the process, the second is when Lucene is analyzing and organizing the index. This may take a while. And if you run the indexing job to often, ideally you only run it once, the index will never be completely structured by lucene.

#337104

Mar 04, 2025 13:12

Magnus

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Okay, I see. Thanks for great info. If I delete the index files on disk, will it be better organaized if I then run the indexing job once after that? Guess I've run the job too many times :)

#337105

Mar 04, 2025 14:55

Eric Herlitz - Mar 05, 2025 8:09

Yea I'd go for something like that

Magnus - Mar 05, 2025 8:16

Okay, I'll try that and see if there will be a better sorting in the results. If not, do you have an idea how to implement sorting code-wise?