Content Finder

The Content Finder provides a simple method for users to find site content. The goal of this module is to provide a useful but simple tool to quickly find content as an editor. Rather than using a big form, we use a single search field with search axes.

The Content Finder provides a simple method for users to find site content. The goal of this module is to provide a useful but simple tool to quickly find content as an editor. Rather than using a big form, we use a single search field with search axes.

How to search

Enter text to search by title. You can also use search axes for type, status, created, createdafter, and createdbefore. Examples:

• A search for at returns all nodes with "at" in the title.
• A search for type:page returns all nodes of type "page".
• A search for status:published at returns all published nodes with "at" in the title.
• A search for createdafter:4/8/2011 returns all nodes created after April 8th, 2011.
• A search for status:published createdafter:4/8/2011 at returns all published nodes with "at" in the title related after April 8th, 2011.

Future awesomesauce

I welcome any ideas (read: patches) for new features. Feature ideas include:

• Additional axes for body, user, role, taxonomy
• Auto-complete for axis names and axis parameters
• Report on axis errors
• Translate the search query back to the user, in plain english
• Support for Drupal 7
• Limited result count with a FogBugz style "Show all"
• CCK field support
• Bulk support (publish, delete, etc)

Alternative module

The excellent Content Management Filter module (CMF) is a great way to make finding content easy. Content Finder isn't trying to replace CMF (nor does it). Rather, I am trying to take a different approach than CMF.