Confluence 2.6 : Searching Confluence
This page last changed on Sep 03, 2007 by smaddox.
The fastest way to find what you are looking for in Confluence is to do a site search. Confluence will search all content, including attachments.
The Quick Search feature makes it possible for you to search Confluence wherever you happen to be in the site. The Quick Search box is located at the top right hand corner of every screen. Simply type in your query and click the search button. ![]() By default, Confluence will search all content (except mail) in all global spaces, and display the results in a new screen. Here are the results of searching for 'Confluence' : Screenshot : Search results for 'Confluence' ![]() For each result, the title of the content item, the space to which it belongs, its author and the date of its last modification are presented. The first two lines from the item are also displayed to give you an indication of its content.
See Confluence Search Syntax for more ways to use the search box. Advanced Search The Advanced Search allows you to refine your search. When you do a Quick Search, the Advanced Search facility is displayed along with the results.
Screenshot : Advanced Search Additionally, Confluence Search Fields describes special parameters you can use in the search field to search on various metadata. Searching Attachments Confluence will search the following type of attachments:
To search other types of attachments, you will need to use Attachment content extractor plugins ---- RELATED TOPICSConfluence Search Syntax Take me back to Confluence Documentation Home |
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