Using PageBuilder integrated search
Use PageBuilder Editor's integrated search features to streamline content curation. These features allow you to perform direct searches of galleries, photos, stories, and videos within the Curate workspace, eliminating the need to switch between multiple applications and making the curation tasks more efficient.
To use integrated search capabilities, you must configure different services in your bundle. Each search type requires a specific setup to function properly within PageBuilder Editor.
Prerequisites
To learn how to set up these integrated search capabilities within your configuration, see the following developer documentation: How to Enable Integrated Gallery Search for PageBuilder Editor.
You also need access to the origin application, such as Composer, Photo Center, Video Center, and WebSked. For more details, see Setting default permissions for users.
As an editor of a news organization, you need to optimize the time you and your team spend on curating real-time stories.
After talking with your development team and enabling the integrated search functionality for stories, photos, and galleries, you and your team are able to quickly curate galleries, recommended articles, and other custom-built blocks without leaving the PageBuilder Curate workspace.
This efficient approach to editing allows you to save time and serve your readers interesting content, while diminishing the cognitive load of your team of editors by avoiding switching applications.
Procedures
Use the integrated collections search feature to find, preview, and add collections to your blocks without leaving PageBuilder Editor.
To use this feature, you must enable custom fields in your project bundle. To learn more, see How to Enable Integrated Collections Search for PageBuilder Editor. You also need access to the WebSked application.
After enabling the integrated collections search feature, complete the following steps:
Navigate to the PageBuilder Editor > Pages > your desired page. The page opens in the Curate workspace.
Hover over a block that has collections search enabled.
Click the Replace Gallery option to open the integrated Search right panel.
Enter keywords in the search field to filter galleries that match your query.
Optionally, use the expand icon
to open the Filter panel and refine your search by defining a Website, Date updated, and Date created.The results update automatically based on your selection.
Hover over items in your search results to preview how they appear in your block.
Click the open in new tab icon
to view the gallery's full details in WebSked.Click the item card to apply it to your block.
The block automatically updates with the selected content.
Use the integrated gallery search feature to find, preview, and add published galleries to blocks. This feature supports visual storytelling by providing easy access to gallery content.
To use this feature, you must enable custom fields in your project bundle. To learn more, see How to Enable Integrated Gallery Search for PageBuilder Editor. You also need access to the Photo Center application.
After enabling the integrated gallery search feature, complete these steps:
Navigate to the PageBuilder Editor > Pages > your desired page. The page opens in the Curate workspace.
Hover over a block that has the gallery search enabled.
Click the Replace Gallery option
to open the Gallery right panel.The system displays the latest published Photo Center galleries.
Enter keywords in the search field to filter the galleries.
Optionally, use the expand icon
to open the Filter panel and refine your search by defining a Website, Date updated, and Date created.Hover over items in your search results to preview how they appear in your block.
Click the open in new tab icon
to view full details of the gallery in Photo Center.Click the item card to apply it to your block.
The block automatically updates with the selected content.
Use the integrated image search feature to find, preview, and apply published images to configured blocks without leaving PageBuilder Editor.
To use this feature, you must enable custom fields in your project bundle. To learn more, see PageBuilder Editor: Integrated image search. You also need access to the Photo Center application.
Important
Ensure the image resizer is configured correctly in your organization's block bundle before enabling integrated image search to avoid performance issues. To learn more, see How Should You Resize Images in PageBuilder Engine?.
After enabling the integrated image search, complete the following steps:
Navigate to the PageBuilder Editor > Pages > your desired page. The page opens in the Curate workspace.
Hover over a block that has the image search enabled.
Click the Replace Image icon
to open the Image right panel.The system displays the latest uploaded and already published Photo Center images.
Enter keywords in the search field to filter the images.
Optionally, use the expand icon
to open the Filter panel and refine your search using the following options:Date Range - select one of the following options from the drop-down menu: Date updated, Date uploaded, or Date created.
Also, select the range from the following: All, In the last 24 hours, In the last week, or In the last month.
Image type - select the image type from the following: Photograph, Graphic, or Illustration.
Include - check the types of images to include in your search from the following: Licensable images, Unlicensable images, Sponsored images, and Non-sponsored images.
The results show up to 100 items with infinite scrolling.
Hover over items in your search results to preview how they appear in your block.
Click the item card to apply it to your block.
The block automatically updates with the selected content.
Use the story search feature to find, preview, and apply published stories to configured blocks without leaving PageBuilder Editor.
To use this feature, you must enable custom fields in your project bundle. To learn more, see How to Enable Integrated Story Search Experience for PageBuilder Editor. You also need access to the Composer application.
After enabling the integrated story search, complete the following steps:
Navigate to the PageBuilder Editor > Pages > your desired page. The page opens in the Curate workspace.
Hover over a block that has story search enabled.
Click the Replace Story icon
to open the integrated Search right panel.Enter keywords in the search field to search for content.
Optionally, use the expand icon
to open the Filter panel and select additional filters, such as Author or Filter by date.The results show up to 100 items with infinite scrolling.
Hover over items in your search results to preview how they appear in your block.
Click the open in new tab icon
to view full details in the Composer application.Click the item card to apply it to your block.
The block automatically updates with the selected content.
Use the integrated video search feature to find, preview, and add published videos to blocks.
To use this feature, you must enable custom fields in your project bundle. To learn more, see How to Enable Integrated Video Search Experience for PageBuilder Editor. You also need access to the Video Center application.
After enabling the integrated video search feature, complete the following steps:
Navigate to the PageBuilder Editor > Pages > your desired page. The page opens in the Curate workspace.
Hover over a block that has the video search enabled.
Click the Replace Image option to open the Videos right panel.
The system displays the latest published Videos.
The results show up to 100 items with infinite scrolling.
Enter keywords in the search field to automatically filter the videos matching your queries.
Optionally, use the expand icon
to open the Filter panel and refine your search by defining a Date updated or Date created.Hover over items in your search results to preview how they appear in your block.
Click the open in new tab icon
to view full details of the video in Video Center.Click the item card to apply it to your block.
The block automatically updates with the selected content.
Use the query builder to create highly customized content queries using an intuitive interface. It allows you to preview queries in real time before applying them to feed-based blocks.
To use this feature, you must enable custom fields in your project bundle. To learn more, see How to Enable Integrated Query Builder Experience for PageBuilder Editor.
After enabling the query builder feature, complete the following steps:
Navigate to the PageBuilder Editor > Pages > your desired page. The page opens in the Curate workspace.
Select a block that has the query builder enabled.
In the block's Custom Fields section, under Configure Content > Content Source, select
story-feed-querybuilderfrom the drop-down menu.The Add filters to query form button shows.
Click the Add filters to query form to display and configure the following options:
Query Preview - shows preview cards of your query-related content, showing a thumbnail image and the Content type—Story, Gallery, or Video.
Filter query form - refine your Query Preview results by defining the following options:
Content type - select one content option from Stories, Videos, Galleries, or All.
Section/sub-section - enter a section name to only return stories that appear in that particular section.
Tag - filter stories by a given tag. To learn more about tagging, see Managing tags.
Author - filter stories by a given author by entering the author's name.
Date - select an option from the drop-down menu to sort your results by Publish date, Display date, First publish date, or Last updated date.
Sort publish date - select to sort your results from newest to oldest or oldest to newest.
Selected size - enter the number of stories/galleries, or videos you want to display in your block.
Offset start - select which story in the feed you would like to start with.
AND/OR/NOT operators: For each field, select AND, OR, and NOT logic to your query, using the drop-down menu.
Click Save filters.
The block automatically updates with the selected content.