In addition to being able to search for uploaded content on the backend of your account, you have the option to enable the search feature for visitors on your website, allowing them to search for uploaded content. By default, this search functionality is disabled for your website and needs to be manually enabled.
Enabling the Sitewide Search on Your Website
- In your Zenfolio account, click on the Website icon on the left-hand side.
- In your Website Editor select the Navigation Block, or Header, at the top of one of your website pages.
- With the Navigation Block selected, use the options presented on the left-hand side and switch the Sitewide Search option to ON.
- Then be sure to Publish these changes to your site so that they can be seen on your live website.
Once the Sitewide Search feature is enabled in the Navigation Block and the changes are published, a magnifying glass icon will be displayed on the right-hand side of the Header section of your website. Visitors will be able to click on this icon to access a search bar, where they can enter keywords or terms to search for specific content within titles or descriptions.
Please note that the Sitewide Search tool will only search for content that has been enabled to be searchable within your Folders and Galleries. The search tool will also search for content that has been added to your Blog posts.
The search results can be further refined by utilizing the dropdown menu located at the top of the search results page. By selecting the appropriate option from the Content Type dropdown, such as Galleries, the search can be narrowed down to display only relevant results. Additionally, the Sort By dropdown menu can be used to modify the order in which the search results are presented.
Allowing Folders and Galleries to be Searchable
As previously mentioned, the Folders and Galleries in your account will only be searchable through the Sitewide Search if you have enabled the search option within the Settings of that item. It is important to note that all Folders and Galleries created before December 22, 2023 will have these search settings disabled by default. You will need to manually enable this option for any existing Galleries or Folders individually if you want to make them searchable.
For new Galleries that you create within your account, the default settings will be determined by the Preset that is selected for the Gallery. If you wish to enable Search settings for certain types of Galleries, you can create a Preset that will have this option enabled by default. Please see this support article HERE for more information about creating and editing Presets.
To enable the Search settings of your Galleries and Folders manually, please follow the steps outlined below:
Manually Enable Searching in Galleries
- In your Zenfolio account, click on the Galleries icon on the left-hand side of your account.
- Select the Gallery from the column on the left-hand side.
- Go to the Gallery's Settings tab.
- Select the Search tab option.
- Here you can turn ON the Enable indexing by search engines and web crawlers option. Please note that this option can only be enabled if the Gallery is in a Public or Password Protected access setting.
- Once you turn on this option, you can then select where you want to allow searching – Through Your Zenfolio Website and/or All Web Crawlers (i.e. The Gallery will be searchable through search engines like Google).
Manually Enable Searching in Folders
- In your Zenfolio account, click on the Galleries icon on the left-hand side of your account.
- Select the Folder from the column on the left-hand side.
- Go to the Gallery's Search tab.
- Here you can turn ON the Enable indexing by search engines and web crawlers option. Please note that this option can only be enabled if the Folder is in a Public or Password Protected access setting.
- Once you turn on this option, you can then select where you want to allow searching – Through Your Zenfolio Website and/or All Web Crawlers (i.e. The Folder will be searchable through search engines like Google).