How to improve searching for information aside from the Advance Search option?
Asked by benjamin.santos1:

Hello everyone, I do have a question on how to improve or refine search results. Aside from the Advance search, are there any apps or features that we can incorporate or utilize to improve searching for information?


Answers:
author: Srinatha T
body: [@benjamin.santos1](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4189673) sure. Take your time. In case if the above answers your question , feel free to accept the answer. This way this thread will be marked closed and the community members can actually focus on open discussions.

Have a good day!

Thanks,

Srinath T


author: Robby Holtmann_IntraFind Software AG_
body: Hi [@benjamin.santos1](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4189673) ,

we are currently working on supporting the Confluence cloud with our solution "iFinder Confluence Search". Stay tuned and click on "watch app".

[iFinder Confluence Search](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220508/ifinder-confluence-search?hosting=server&tab=overview) is a high quality Enterprise Search solution for Confluence and is available at Atlassian Marketplace.

This enterprise search solution delivers top results based on linguistic analysis and offers many additional features. Especially if you have a lot of content in Confluence, searching via the navigation structure becomes very cumbersome. With iFinder Confluence Search all content can be found quickly and easily. In addition, over 600 file formats can be searched and found.

With this technology it is possible to connect also other data sources and applications (websites, Jira, Sharepoint, file shares, and many more).

With one search query in Confluence, all connected sources can be searched.

Additional to the search UI, you can place also a result list and searchbar on a Confluence site - with the iFinder Search Macro (part of iFinder Confluence Search).

These articles may help you:

* [iFinder Confluence Search](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Enterprise-Search-for-Confluence/ba-p/1584172)
* [iFinder Search Macro](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/iFinder-Search-Macro-for-Confluence/ba-p/1717979)

Let me know, if you need further information or like to get a demo first.

Best

Robby


author: Srinatha T
body: [@benjamin.santos1](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4189673) , I do see some apps which will help you search. You might want to look into the same if you are interested in an app.

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?query=search%20confluence>

Thanks,

Srinath T


author: Srinatha T
body: Hi [@benjamin.santos1](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4189673) ,

Welcome to Atlassian community.

The default search is powerful and helps in fetching the desired results. For refined output you will have to use the wildcards and conditions. The below KB article has some good tips on how to use search effectively.

* [Confluence-search-syntax](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-search-syntax-158720.html)

I hope the above info helps. Have a good day!

Thanks,

Srinath T

comments: author: benjamin.santos1
body: Hi, Thank you. I will check this out.


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