# Frequently Asked Questions

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## [Using the JavaScript embed with ASP.net Forms](https://community.swiftype.com/t/using-the-javascript-embed-with-asp-net-forms/553)

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**Author:** [@cpatton](https://community.swiftype.com/u/cpatton)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/using-the-javascript-embed-with-asp-net-forms/553 "2018-02-23T16:05:20Z")

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Some ASP.net pages are wrapped in tags, which can cause conflicts with our JavaScript embed/widget code. The most common issue that arises is that our embed will take over the form and provide search results instead of…

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## [Is it possible to have two input types each using a different engine inside the same form element?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-two-input-types-each-using-a-different-engine-inside-the-same-form-element/557)

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**Author:** [@j.vanblokland](https://community.swiftype.com/u/j.vanblokland)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-two-input-types-each-using-a-different-engine-inside-the-same-form-element/557 "2018-02-13T14:59:36Z")

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Our corporate Sharepoint website places a form tag element around the entire body. Is it possible to add two input types into the form without it using one search over the other?

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## [Can Swiftype index PDF documents?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-swiftype-index-pdf-documents/65)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-swiftype-index-pdf-documents/65 "2015-12-21T22:30:43Z")

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Yes! We now offer crawler-based indexing of PDFs (up to ~10MB in size) to our Pro and Enterprise level plans. To detect PDFs for indexing, the URLs will need to be discoverable within your site’s HTML pages or included …

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## [Does Swiftype support internationalization (i18n)?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/does-swiftype-support-internationalization-i18n/69)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/does-swiftype-support-internationalization-i18n/69 "2015-12-21T22:44:17Z")

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I would like to display the search results controls in another language (not English). Does Swiftype have a way to internationalize the results controls? While Swiftype can index and search for text in any language, a…

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## [No autcompletion unless len(query) \>= 3](https://community.swiftype.com/t/no-autcompletion-unless-len-query-3/568)

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**Author:** [@dji](https://community.swiftype.com/u/dji)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 3:35am UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/no-autcompletion-unless-len-query-3/568 "2018-02-09T03:35:10Z")

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I would like to get autocompletion as soon as a user types. Currently Swiftype only gives me back matching indices when \>= 3 letter are typed into the search box. Can I configure my engine to give back matches as soon a…

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## [Can the crawler "go through" blacklisted pages?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-the-crawler-go-through-blacklisted-pages/556)

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**Author:** [@valentin.crettaz](https://community.swiftype.com/u/valentin.crettaz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-the-crawler-go-through-blacklisted-pages/556 "2018-02-03T10:06:46Z")

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I wanted to know whether the crawler would still pass through a blacklisted page, even though the blacklisted page itself is not indexed. The reason behind this is when you have some kind of summary page that lists othe…

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## [Can I use Swiftype search with a Shopify store?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-use-swiftype-search-with-a-shopify-store/170)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-use-swiftype-search-with-a-shopify-store/170 "2016-04-09T00:27:12Z")

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Yes! Swiftype is compatible with Shopify stores. We recommend that you implement Swiftype using our powerful crawler and jQuery client library. Customizations can be made directly to your Shopify theme template. For a …

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## [Autocomplete returns a different url value than Search](https://community.swiftype.com/t/autocomplete-returns-a-different-url-value-than-search/531)

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**Author:** [@rkeairns](https://community.swiftype.com/u/rkeairns)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/autocomplete-returns-a-different-url-value-than-search/531 "2017-12-14T16:42:01Z")

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I understand that autocomplete is optimized for a quicker search, but why would the results return different urls? Specifically, when configuring your install, the value of the url is different between Autocomplete and S…

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## [Does Swiftype index anchor tag URLs when crawling a page?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/does-swiftype-index-anchor-tag-urls-when-crawling-a-page/265)

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**Author:** [@jpearson](https://community.swiftype.com/u/jpearson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/does-swiftype-index-anchor-tag-urls-when-crawling-a-page/265 "2016-08-22T18:33:08Z")

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While the crawler based engine doesn’t crawl existing anchor tag URLs and associate them with the parent page result document, by default a crawled page will make note of any section headings wrapped in h tags. These sec…

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## [Finding a Swiftype tuning expert / freelancer](https://community.swiftype.com/t/finding-a-swiftype-tuning-expert-freelancer/521)

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**Author:** [@nate](https://community.swiftype.com/u/nate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/finding-a-swiftype-tuning-expert-freelancer/521 "2017-12-05T23:03:19Z")

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Dear Swiftype experts and Swiftype aficionados, Where is the best place to find a swiftype tuning / configuration expert for hire who would feel comfortable adjusting the weighting and relevancy of search results based …

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## [Adding aria labels to the JS created sections placed in the DOM](https://community.swiftype.com/t/adding-aria-labels-to-the-js-created-sections-placed-in-the-dom/497)

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**Author:** [@robbie.gascoigne](https://community.swiftype.com/u/robbie.gascoigne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/adding-aria-labels-to-the-js-created-sections-placed-in-the-dom/497 "2017-11-19T21:17:17Z")

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My question pertains to these two sections inserted by the embedded Swifttype JS. section class=“st-ui-no-results st-search-suggestions” and section class=“st-ui-footer” Now, these are generally perfectly fine. Excep…

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## [Can I add a Swiftype Search Box that only searches a specific section / custom post type?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-add-a-swiftype-search-box-that-only-searches-a-specific-section-custom-post-type/498)

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**Author:** [@kirk](https://community.swiftype.com/u/kirk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-add-a-swiftype-search-box-that-only-searches-a-specific-section-custom-post-type/498 "2017-11-16T01:18:24Z")

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Hi There, I am using Swiftype to power the global search on my website. I have multiple sections on my website including, for example, a knowledge base. The knowledge base is built out as a series of articles within a …

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## [Multiple search fields (different engines) on the same page without jQuery](https://community.swiftype.com/t/multiple-search-fields-different-engines-on-the-same-page-without-jquery/494)

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**Author:** [@notify](https://community.swiftype.com/u/notify)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/multiple-search-fields-different-engines-on-the-same-page-without-jquery/494 "2017-11-15T18:19:17Z")

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The typical installation from the admin panel is done by adding an engine via: (function (w, d, t, u, n, s, e) { w\['SwiftypeObject'\] = n; w\[n\] = w\[n\] || function () { …

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## [Prevent results from linking to "sections"](https://community.swiftype.com/t/prevent-results-from-linking-to-sections/414)

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**Author:** [@jcash](https://community.swiftype.com/u/jcash)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/prevent-results-from-linking-to-sections/414 "2017-08-11T00:26:46Z")

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We have a website that is set up in Adobe Muse. Unfortunately, we’re experiencing a problem with the search results where they are automatically linking to certain sections of a page instead of simply opening the page it…

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## [Generating the meta tag via javascript](https://community.swiftype.com/t/generating-the-meta-tag-via-javascript/384)

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**Author:** [@amir](https://community.swiftype.com/u/amir)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/generating-the-meta-tag-via-javascript/384 "2017-06-29T18:40:11Z")

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Hey guys! I’m trying to have Swiftype index the breadcrumbs on Zendesk articles. This requires that I use a custom meta tag per article: \<li data-swiftype-name="sections" data-swiftype-type="string"\>content to be index…

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## [Can Swiftype index password protected sites?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-swiftype-index-password-protected-sites/58)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-swiftype-index-password-protected-sites/58 "2015-12-21T22:01:01Z")

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We have a staging site that is protected by HTTP Basic Authentication. Is there any way to get Swiftype to index a password protected site? Unfortunately, Swiftype’s crawler does not automatically support indexing con…

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## [How can I add images to the WordPress search results page?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-add-images-to-the-wordpress-search-results-page/44)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-add-images-to-the-wordpress-search-results-page/44 "2015-12-21T20:17:36Z")

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I have added the Swiftype WordPress plugin, and I am interested in showing the Featured images as part of the search results. How do I go about doing that? When using the Swiftype WordPress plugin, we will automatical…

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## [Installation on Drupal 7 websites](https://community.swiftype.com/t/installation-on-drupal-7-websites/334)

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**Author:** [@johnb](https://community.swiftype.com/u/johnb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/installation-on-drupal-7-websites/334 "2017-03-21T14:52:04Z")

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I have two Drupal 7 websites that currently use Google Custom Search (GSE) paid version. I am replacing them with Swiftpye and would like the existing search boxes to keep their current styling and displaying the search …

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## [Can I use the crawler to index my YouTube videos?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-use-the-crawler-to-index-my-youtube-videos/331)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-use-the-crawler-to-index-my-youtube-videos/331 "2017-03-16T18:49:47Z")

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Yes! The best method for indexing your YouTube videos (or other streaming video content) is to have each video embedded within their own pages on your site. Swiftype will not crawl and index the actual video file embedd…

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## [Can I install Swiftype with Google Tag Manager?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-install-swiftype-with-google-tag-manager/318)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-install-swiftype-with-google-tag-manager/318 "2017-02-14T20:30:01Z")

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Yes! To install Swiftype’s standard embed JavaScript snippet or custom libraries with Google Tag Manager (GTM), you can add the code to a Custom HTML tag and publish the changes. Special Note on Meta Tags In regards…

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## [Why does autocomplete return fewer/different results than the full search page?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/why-does-autocomplete-return-fewer-different-results-than-the-full-search-page/48)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/why-does-autocomplete-return-fewer-different-results-than-the-full-search-page/48 "2015-12-21T21:15:06Z")

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When I do a full search by pressing Enter in the search box, I get multiple pages of results. Why are there fewer autocomplete results when performing the same search? Autocomplete results and full-text search results…

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## [Does Swiftype work with Statamic?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/does-swiftype-work-with-statamic/293)

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**Author:** [@margaret](https://community.swiftype.com/u/margaret)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/does-swiftype-work-with-statamic/293 "2016-11-30T21:59:04Z")

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I currently have a website built on a Statamic platform, we implemented swiftype and no matter what I do it only crawls one page. Once we got it to crawl other pages, but then it skipped the one page it crawled initially…

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## [What are canonical URLs and how do they affect Swiftype?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/what-are-canonical-urls-and-how-do-they-affect-swiftype/284)

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**Author:** [@jpearson](https://community.swiftype.com/u/jpearson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/what-are-canonical-urls-and-how-do-they-affect-swiftype/284 "2016-11-02T23:34:26Z")

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With the widespread use of content management and e-commerce platforms for building websites, it’s common for the same page content to be found via multiple, unique URLs. A standardized SEO practice for ensuring that on…

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## [Why is my Swiftype search box not showing up in WordPress?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/why-is-my-swiftype-search-box-not-showing-up-in-wordpress/84)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/why-is-my-swiftype-search-box-not-showing-up-in-wordpress/84 "2015-12-21T23:18:42Z")

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My theme seems to be stopping the search box from displaying is that something that is fixable? This situation is often easily fixed. The Swiftype WordPress search plugin takes over the default WordPress search widget…

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## [How do I include images in the Swiftype WordPress plug-in's autocomplete dropdown?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-do-i-include-images-in-the-swiftype-wordpress-plug-ins-autocomplete-dropdown/114)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-do-i-include-images-in-the-swiftype-wordpress-plug-ins-autocomplete-dropdown/114 "2015-12-22T18:26:45Z")

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How do I include images in the autocomplete results when using the Swiftype Search plug-in for WordPress? To customize the autocomplete dropdown for your search engine built with the Swiftype plug-in for WordPress, y…

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## [How can I change the sort order of search results?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-sort-order-of-search-results/61)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-sort-order-of-search-results/61 "2015-12-21T22:15:04Z")

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I would like my search results to be sorted differently from the default. How can I do this? By default, Swiftype sorts results by relevance so that the most likely search results are at the top. You can change how r…

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## [Can I submit search terms wrapped in quotes through your API? (Phrase Queries)](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-submit-search-terms-wrapped-in-quotes-through-your-api-phrase-queries/92)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-submit-search-terms-wrapped-in-quotes-through-your-api-phrase-queries/92 "2015-12-21T23:38:55Z")

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Is it possible to send a query request with the search term wrapped in quotes? I am getting an error when trying to do this. For instance if the user types “foo bar” (with the quotes) into our search box I get: "The …

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## [Why do my custom results display "no content" on the list result page?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/why-do-my-custom-results-display-no-content-on-the-list-result-page/53)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/why-do-my-custom-results-display-no-content-on-the-list-result-page/53 "2015-12-21T21:45:02Z")

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My custom results are showing “no content” after a search in the results page and I can’t customize the description on my Swiftype dashboard. this happen when I add a custom order in my results controls tab. This is h…

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## [Can I disable the autocomplete when using the Swiftype WordPress plugin?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-disable-the-autocomplete-when-using-the-swiftype-wordpress-plugin/90)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/can-i-disable-the-autocomplete-when-using-the-swiftype-wordpress-plugin/90 "2015-12-21T23:35:53Z")

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I love the search results that Swiftype provides, but I don’t want the autocomplete dropdown. Can I disable it? Yes, this is possible with recent versions of the Swiftype Search WordPress plugin. First, ensure you are…

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## [How can I weight search results based on a URL regular expression?](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-weight-search-results-based-on-a-url-regular-expression/105)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.swiftype.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.swiftype.com/t/how-can-i-weight-search-results-based-on-a-url-regular-expression/105 "2015-12-22T17:46:49Z")

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On our docs site we have many similar pages for multiple versions of the product. I’d like to weight the most recent version the highest and push previous versions down in the list of results. Just going by when the …

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