The Search Hero block is visible on the homepage and allows users to search for content on your help center.
This article covers the following topics:
- Updating the Search Hero settings
- Available settings
- Settings glossary
- Other settings
Updating the Search Hero settings
- In Guide, click the Customize design icon (
) in the sidebar. - Click Customize in the Astro theme to update it. The theme page opens.
- In the Settings panel, click Search Settings.
Available settings
Settings Glossary
| Instant Search | This controls whether the automatic pop-up will display when you begin typing into the search bar. |
| Search Category Type |
This bypasses the default behaviour of displaying the 'Type' of search result and instead assumes there are only articles within the Help Center. TIP: Turning this on is recommended for Help Centers which only have articles. |
| Persistent Hero | This changes the Search hero to be displayed only on the home page, for all other pages only a shorter version of the Hero image will be displayed |
| Search Recommendations | Search Recommendations are manually set recommendations of search terms. These should be based on commonly searched words to make it easier for the user to display results. A great source of truth for commonly searched terms is within Explore under the Guide Dashboard. |
Other settings
- Text Color: The color of the Hero text shown in the Search Hero is controlled within the 🎨 Colors panel, under 'Hero title text color'.
- Image: The image is applied in the 🖼 Images panel.
Image Tip: When choosing an image, verify that it works well as a background image. Ideally, choose something that has clear space in the center for the search bar and isn't too distracting.