Duration: 1 hour
Brief description: How are users going to find your content? Search is one of the biggest issues facing site builders and it's one of the hardest problems to solve. With features such as field weighting, faceted searching, and hit highlighting, in addition to enterprise-level full-text searching, Solr provides a leading alternative to Drupal's built-in search. In this session we'll focus on how to use Solr to provide an incredible search experience to your users with minimal pain.
Agenda
- Why not Drupal Search?
- What is Solr?
- How to install Solr and get it talking to your Drupal site
- How to use Solr in your modules
- Solr's Limitations
- Q & A
About the Presenter: Brian Short is a Project Manager with NorthPoint Solutions. With 10 years in the industry, Brian has built and managed Drupal sites such as Rodale.com, MensHealth.com, Eat This Not That, and Lifetime's Total Beauty Makeover.