GeoPlatform Search

The GeoPlatform Search plugin is used to browse, search, and access the portfolio of GeoPlatform assets (Datasets, Services, Layers, Maps, Galleries, Communities) by users throughout the GeoPlatform ecosystem. The plugin presents for users an application interface to the GeoPlatform search engine via the GeoPlatform Open API. Additionally, the plugin integrates searching for and accessing local content (pages, posts, documents) found on the site.

The plugin can be used to embed search bars into your pages and posts for searching the GeoPlatform portfolio. Just generate and include a shortcode found in the settings page to integrate a search bar anywhere.

With the GeoPlatform Search plugin installed, activation will create a new page on your site called “GeoPlatform Search.” This new page acts as a dedicated search application, with full-sized UI, providing full access to the entire portfolio of GeoPlatform assets.

Using the GeoPlatform Search plugin, you can browse the entire portfolio of GeoPlatform assets using a wide array of criteria (below) and standard search functionality such as paging and sorting:

• Free text search
• Keyword search
• Community association
• Asset Creator
• Geographic extent
• Points of contact
• Publishers
• Semantic concepts
• Temporal extent
• Themes
• Asset Types

The GeoPlatform Search plugin provides a simple administrative interface, supplying admin users the ability to regenerate the page should the need arise. It also provides a direct link to the search page.

Copyright and License Notice

GeoPlatform Search plugin for linking to interactive Open Maps at GeoPlatform.gov.
Copyright (C) 2018 Image Matters LLC

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

(http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

Contact Information

Authors:
Image Matters LLC
201 Loudoun St, SW
Leesburg, Virginia 20175
USA
(www.imagemattersllc.com)

Technical Support:
[email protected]

From the Marketplace

1. Navigate to “Plugins > Add New.”
2. Search for the plugin “Geoplatform Search.”
3. Select “Install” and then “Activate.”

Manual Installation Through GUI

1. Navigate to “Plugins > Add New.”
2. Select “Upload Plugin” and then “Browse…”
3. Navigate to the plugin’s zip file and select it.
4. Select “Install Now” and then “Active.”

Manual Installation Through File Structure

1. If you possess this plugin in a zipped format, unzip it.
2. Using an FTP client or command line, connect to your WordPress server.
3. Copy the plugin’s unzipped file structure into your remote plugins directory.
4. Navigate to “Plugins > Installed Plugins” and activate it.

I’ve installed the plugin, how do I access the search page?

Upon activation, the plugin creates a dedicate search page on your site with the title “GeoPlatform Search.” There are multiple ways to access it: the plugin’s settings provides a direct link to page, and you can also insert a shortcode into another page or post that directs users to it. And, of course, it can be found under the page listing in the admin dashboard.

My search page got corrupted, how do I fix it?

It is unlikely that the page would be corrupted, but in case it has, the plugin’s settings can regenerate the page with a press of the Recreate Search Interface button.

How can I make the page easily accessible to my readers?

The Search plugin provides shortcode support that will work anywhere on your site where text is input. When inserting a shortcode, you embed a search bar into your post that accepts search criteria and navigates directly to the search page.

Do the same constraints apply to both GeoPlatform Assets (“Portfolio”) results as well as “Site Content” results?

In a limited fashion, yes. Free-text and creator constraints apply to both types of results, but mostly the available constraints apply only to GeoPlatform Assets.

1. 

   Enjoy a vibrant and feature-rich browsing environment of GeoPlatform assets.

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   Use shortcode to place search bar access to the Search application anywhere in your site.

1.0.9

• Updated visuals.
• Localized site configuration improvements.
• Separated template from plugin to permit universal application.

1.0.8

• Fixed discrepancy in environmental searching.

1.0.7

• Default sort set to Relevance.
• Semantic sorts now include concept label when a concept is selected.

1.0.6

• Fixed error with html redirects.

1.0.5

• Fixed versioning discrepancies.

1.0.3

• Initial release.