Standard search listings can be built using existing attributes (vocabularies) in the CMS taxonomy (e.g. a news listing, a grants listing, a search of all publications in a site section). To use other (non-existing/new) attributes/vocabularies, custom work is required.
Currently the Search listing content type/template is only available to Site admins and Admins so search listings must be built by the SDP content team - even very simple ones such as News listings. CMS editors and approvers can use the Content collection component in the Landing page content type for similar functionality.
Live examples
Examples of custom search listings on vic.gov.au include:
Grants and programs - custom filters are target audience, status and topic
Victorian Honour Roll of Women - custom filters are category, induction year, field of expertise, location
Family violence recommendations - custom filters are category, department/agency and status
Emergency recovery resource portal - custom filters are section, type, subject, audience, owner and recovery environment
Information Safety Entity list search - uses a CSV to display organisation data in a responsive data table
Standard vocabularies (in content.vic.gov.au)
Existing attributes vocabularies are:
topic (subtopic to come)
department
content category
grants audience, grants status
tags (content audience)
organisations (to come)
language (to come)
Read about our standard vocabularies
Search listing display options
Search listings display as a single-column page only (no side menu or other sidebar info).
Results listing page layout variants:
default or simple - see the Ripple design system guide on the results listing
results simple - example: 150 years: school profiles (includes URL, summary, date updated)
results default - example: (with icons) Grants and programs (includes grant audience, whether open or closed, value)
(name TBC) results minimal - example: Departments and agencies (includes name with hyperlink)
cards (looks like content collection)
cards - news example: Victims of Crime news
cards - events example: What’s on at the Shrine
cards - profile example: Aboriginal Honour Roll
Process for requesting an SDP custom search listing
Tell us your requirements by completing the search listing requirements template.
Submit a Platform enhancement request with the requirements attached.
TBC: We’ll respond with a quote and timeline.
Improving your search results
If your best pages for specific search terms are not appearing high up on site search results, you can also request Elasticsearch curations.
If they’re not coming up on Google search results, you can request SEO advice.
https://digital-vic.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/14/article/2451998282?src=226728037
https://digital-vic.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/14/article/2427551931?src=226728037
To come: elasticsearch curations; template to be developed.
Search listing content type - difficulties
After some improvements are made, we plan to make some templates available for cloning and use by [Approvers or super-approvers TBC].
How to create a search listing guide (KB help article)
** If the stakeholder needs filtering that is not part of our standard offering (see standard vocabularies above), they can request a custom search listing from the SDP service catalog.