When to change from core search

Posted by fander12 on November 21, 2012 at 11:28am

Hello.

I was wondering when it would op appropriate to change from core search?
And would you suggest apache solr?

One more question, how do you make facets for core search?

Thanks.

Comments

Core search

Posted by yomex4life on November 21, 2012 at 2:04pm

Depending on the kind of site you are building, you may never have to change from core search. Say you have over 100,000 articles, maybe. Or you want a search that is fast without having to put more load on your sql database, or if you want more filtering options which you can use facets for.

Note: Apache Solr would require a separate server or you you subscribe with Acquia to host it for you.

To use facet search, download the kind of facet module you require and follow the instructions in the module folder. such as date facets(http://drupal.org/project/date_facets), faceted navigation (http://drupal.org/project/search_facetapi)