Search result type is a rule that displays the search
results in different ways. It will consist conditions that compare the search
results. It also consists display template to use search results to meet the
conditions.
To configure custom search result type we have to follow the
steps below,
Navigate to Site Settings page, click on Search Result types
in Site Collection Administration section.
Click on New Result Type to create new result type in Manage
Result Types page.
We’ll navigate to Add Result Type page. In Add Result Type
page Enter the name in “Give it a name” text box in General Information
Section.
In Conditions section, we can specify source in “Which source should results match?” drop down. In What types of content should match? You can skip this rule to match all content” drop down allows us to specify the matched content. Here we have options to add more values by clicking on “Add Value” link.
In “Show more conditions” section, we can specify we can
specify conditions for the search by specifying the values in “Which custom
properties should match?” section.
In “Actions” section, “What Should these result look like”
dropdown we can select display type. By checking “Optimize for frequent use” check box to appear the results frequently
in search results.
