Custom Search Index

To perform search by custom content follow these steps:

  1. Clone the example module from repository http://github.com/mirasvit/module-search-extended
  2. Go to app/code/Mirasvit/SearchExtended/Index/ and rename subpath Magento/Review/Review/ to the required one ([provider]/[module]/[entity])
  3. Change class names in file app/code/Mirasvit/SearchExtended/Index/[provider]/[module]/[entity]/Index.php
    • Rename class
    • Set your values to getName(), getPrimaryKey() and getIdentifier() methods
  4. Configure the attributes you want to get in getAttributes() method
  5. Change methods buildSearchCollection() and getSearchableEntities()
  6. Change registration for new index in file app/code/Mirasvit/SearchExtended/etc/di.xml
  7. Adjust layout file app/code/Mirasvit/SearchExtended/view/frontend/layout/catalogsearch_result_index.xml

    Rename template name/path and adjust it /app/code/Mirasvit/SearchExtended/view/frontend/templates/index/magento/review/review.phtml

  8. Enable module and Clear magento cache

    If everything was correctly done, you can add index in System / Search Indexes / Add new search index

  9. If you use SSU please go to: /vendor/mirasvit/module-search-autocomplete/src/SearchAutocomplete/Model/Index folder
  10. Create folder/file structure <Company>/<Extension>/<EntityType>.php i.e. /vendor/mirasvit/module-search-autocomplete/src/SearchAutocomplete/Model/Index/Ves/Blog/Post.php
  11. Open /vendor/mirasvit/module-search-autocomplete/src/SearchAutocomplete/etc/di.xml and add item to type name="Mirasvit\SearchAutocomplete\Model\Index\Pool" arguments

Learn more about other indexes in our extension: