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Torunn Surnflødt

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Hi!

I have excluded items from being indexed by Search & Navigation, but they are still indexed. I have this initialization module:

 [InitializableModule]
    [ModuleDependency(typeof(InitializableModule))]
    public class FindInitialization : IInitializableModule
    {
        public void Initialize(InitializationEngine context)
        {
           ContentIndexer.Instance.Conventions.ForInstancesOf<MyPageType>().ShouldIndex(x => false);
           ContentIndexer.Instance.Conventions.ForInstancesOf<BlockData>().ShouldIndex(x => false);
          (...)
        }
    }

But the blocks and MyPageType are still being indexed.

Any tips on what I am doing wrong?

#249054

Feb 23, 2021 11:45

Scott Reed

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Two things off the top of my head

Did you clear the index down and re-index
You may need to change the module dependency to [ModuleDependency(typeof(IndexingModule))]

#249065

Feb 23, 2021 14:19

Torunn Surnflødt

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Hi!

Yes, I have cleared the index multiple times, even tried to change index.
That didn't help either.

#249149

Feb 24, 2021 13:53

Torunn Surnflødt

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Hi!

I figured out why this is happening. There are block types from an earlier version of the solution - epi 6, that are generated in admin, and not in code.
They reside as nodes in the page tree.

Is it possible to exclude specific nodes from the indexing, or do I need to tell them to replace all the blocks with newer versions?

#249547

Mar 04, 2021 6:55

Quan Mai

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You can probably use Ancestors to filter out the pages belong to specific nodes, given that you know their content references

ContentIndexer.Instance.Conventions.ForInstancesOf<T>().ShouldIndex(x=>!x.Ancestors().Contains("the node content link"))

#249553

Mar 04, 2021 9:10

Torunn Surnflødt

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Yes, but since they are created in admin, I don't have a type to put in for 'T'. I will try with PageData.

#249555

Edited, Mar 04, 2021 9:33

Quan Mai

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Yes go with PageData or even IContent.

#249556

Mar 04, 2021 9:56

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