Synonyms Configuration

Synonyms are a way to create a link between words. If a word A is declared as a synonym of word B, then any search for word B will end up looking also for word A. This allows for instance, to link the words internet and web, which have an identical meaning in a given context, but have a totally dissimilar spelling. Web is a good exemple of the usefulness of giving “directions” to your synonyms. You may want searches for internet to look for documents with web in it as well, but you may not want searches for web to look for documents with internet in it, in case you are looking for spider webs. Here you can see that the term “Internet” is linked with the word “web”

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Search Expert: managing synonyms

In order to create Synonyms, you need to be connected with the search expert role.

Once in the administration interface, go to the administration menu, click on Search Engine Configuration and select Synonyms in the dropdown list.

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Synonyms are language specific. You need to select the language for which you want to manage the synonyms. Once this is done, you get a nice interface allowing you to edit the synonyms list. Note that only one search expert at a given time can edit this file. Any other simultaneous tentative will end up with an error message on the screen.

Here you can delete/add words and add/delete their corresponding synonyms or even delete a synonym entry by clicking on the 'trash' button at the end of a line.

To add new synonym entry, simply click on the 'Add new synonyms' button, a new line will be created and you will be able to edit this new entry:

Once you are ok with your modifications, click on the 'Validate modifications'. The modifications are immediately taken into account with no further action.

Otherwise you will get an error message.

Synonyms are a way to create a link between words. If a word A is declared as a synonym of word B, then any search for word B will end up looking also for word A. This allows for instance, to link the words internet and web, which have an identical meaning in a given context, but have a totally dissimilar spelling. Web is a good exemple of the usefulness of giving “directions” to your synonyms. You may want searches for internet to look for documents with web in it as well, but you may not want searches for web to look for documents with internet in it, in case you are looking for spider webs. Here you can see that the term “Internet” is linked with the word “web”

Search Expert: managing synonyms

In order to create Synonyms, you need to be connected with the search expert role.

Once in the administration interface, go to the administration menu, click on Search Engine Configuration and select Synonyms in the dropdown list.

Synonyms are language specific. You need to select the language for which you want to manage the synonyms. Once this is done, you get a nice interface allowing you to edit the synonyms list. Note that only one search expert at a given time can edit this file. Any other simultaneous tentative will end up with an error message on the screen.

 Here you can delete/add words and add/delete their corresponding synonyms or even delete a synonym entry by clicking on the 'trash' button at the end of a line.

To add new synonym entry, simply click on the 'Add new synonyms' button, a new line will be created and you will be able to edit this new entry:

Once you are ok with your modifications, click on the 'Validate modifications'. The modifications are immediately taken into account with no further action.

Otherwise you will get an error: