For AI agents: visit https://userguide.hawksearch.com/llms.txt for an index of all pages formatted in Markdown and endpoints in OpenAPI.

Jump to Content

HawkSearch Website HawkSearch Dashboard HawkSearch Developer Portal

Home Guides Changelog

v1.0

HawkSearch Website HawkSearch Dashboard HawkSearch Developer Portal Log In

Guides

v1.0Home Guides Changelog

getting started

What is HawkSearch?
The Basics
Introduction to Smart Search
Introduction to Hawk AI

training videos

Training Videos
Workbench In Action! Video Tutorials

Data management

Getting Data into Hawksearch
Standard Data Feed Requirements for Datafeed-based indexing

Dashboard configuration

Create & Configure Fields
Configure Facets & Filters
Pagination & Sorting
Tune the Results
Recommendations Configuration
- Recommendation Widgets and Context
HawkSearch Measurement Conversion

Home

Home

keyword search

Autocomplete
- Banners on Autocomplete
Instant Engage
Spelling Override
- Bulk Upload Spelling Overrides
Stop Words
Synonyms
- Bulk Operation of Synonyms
Protected Words
Profanity Words
Did You Mean
Keyword Replacement
- Regular Expressions Keyword Replacements (RegEx)

Visual search

Configuration

Concept search

Configuration

hawk ai

Overview
AI Multipliers
Content Assistant
Synonym Generator
Smart Response

Merchandising

Content Items
Spotlights
Campaigns
Landing Pages
Visitor Targets / Personas
Boost & Bury Rules
Visiblity Rules
- Bulk Operation of Visibility Rules
Redirects
Item Pinning

recommendations

Widgets
Layouts
Configuration
Visibility Rules
Imports
Strategies Overview
Example Code Request for a Custom Visitor Target
Custom Fields
Map Recommendation Standard Fields
Finding Visit Id/Visitor Id

data configuration

Fields
Facets
Sorting/Pagination
- Landing Page Sorting

workbench settings

Email Notifications

seo traffic builder

SEO Traffic Builder
Limit Facet Values Number per Facet
Candidacy
Advanced Landing Pages Configuration

measurement conversion

Overview
Operation Template
- Measurement Conversion and Regular Expressions Order of Operations
Normalizers
- Normalizing Casing of Facet Values through Measurement Conversion
Field Assignments
Units of Measurements
Concepts Explained and Examples

Reports

Report Overview
Advanced Analytics
Search Reports
Landing Page Reports
Recommendation Reports
Google Analytics

preview

Advanced Explanation
- Elastic/OpenSearch
- Lucene
Understanding Item Associate Rules
Smart Search Preview
Smart Bar

Workbench how-to

Workflow
Rule Builders

release notes

Overview
2026
2025
2024
2023
- Titan - Oct 2023
2022

Frequently asked questions

Admin FAQ
Dashboard FAQ
Data Configuration FAQ
Keyword Search FAQ
Merchandising FAQ
Preview FAQ
Reports FAQ
Response FAQ
- What are the available parameters that can be used for API calls?
- What is the Name field (for facets in the response) tied to?
SEO Impact FAQ
- Am I a good candidate for the SEO Impact feature?
- Where can I download the last sitemap?
Support FAQ

Powered by

How do I figure out what rules are being applied?

From the Preview tab, hover over the highlighted Boost value:

Click on the Explain button to view the rules applied: