Uploading Search Front Ends

Uploading Plugins

To upload a custom plugin through UI, it should be in zip file format. Rename the zip file for the plugin (whatever the custom plugin name you prefer Eg: customui.zip).

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Important Note:

If you need to replace the existing plugin folder (<SEARCHBLOX_INSTALLATION_PATH>/webapps/searchblox/plugin) take a backup of it or rename the plugin folder to some other name. If you upload the custom UI using plugin.zip, otherwise it will overwrite the existing plugin folder files.

  • Now From Admin Console, Go to Search > Settings Tab and click on the Upload button.
  • Choose the Custom Plugin zip file and click on the Upload Plugin button.
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Once custom plugin upload is done you will see the 'Upload Plugin' section goes off from the screen. You can check that the custom plugin name folder is available in <SEARCHBLOX_INSTALLATION_PATH>/webapps/searchblox/.

Then, you can access the custom plugin using the following link:
https://localhost:8443/searchblox/customui/index.html

You can make the custom plugin facet.js configuration before/after the plugin upload.

Updating Custom Favicon with Plugin

You can update this SearchBlox Favicon to your own Brand Favicon using the steps below:

  • Add Favicons in the path <SEARCHBLOX_INSTALLATION_PATH>/webapps/searchblox/plugin we need 2 image file formats i.e., PNG & ICO.
  • Once the Favicons placed in the plugin folder, edit the file names under index.html page from the same plugin folder path i.e., <SEARCHBLOX_INSTALLATION_PATH>/webapps/searchblox/plugin

Note: Here plugin can be any custom plugin too.