Im not sure if it would be a good idea, but im curious about using search api to replace most of my nodes using views. Currently Im using standard views, however with Search API solr, and views integration, I have soo much more flexibility with creating related content, by using 'fulltext' as an argument.

Would this would be more efficient? I'm running the solr on a separate server, and if so, I could also cut a few modules off such as recommender api.

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marcoka’s picture

marcoka commented

Depends on speed and data. With too much stuff i guess you need solr to be fast and that requires a root.
I dont use search api to generally replace core search.
If you have solr always avaliable, i would say search api is the better search experience. As you said..flexibility :)

ivan zugec’s picture

ivan zugec commented
Status: Active » Fixed

Views and Search API work great together when you use them to create blocks like, related content or recommended content. However if you're dependant on Solr for a lot of blocks, make sure it's on a stable server.

bigsyke’s picture

bigsyke commented

Good to know, thanks!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

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