Register custom search service

Goal

The goal of this article is to demonstrate how to register your custom search service

Prerequisite

Register Custom Search Service

In order to use your custom search service instead of the built-in one you need to register it in the backend.

1. Open the backend of your Sitefinity instance.

2. Navigate to Administration → Settings (your-site-domain/Sitefinity/Administration/Settings)

3. Go to Advanced (your-site-domain/Sitefinity/Administration/Settings/Advanced)

4. Under Search → Search services → Hawksearch enter the TypeName of you custom search service (e.g. SitefinityWebApp.CustomSearchService)

5. Save the changes