WiscWeb - KnowledgeBase Search Plugin
Purpose and use
The KnowledgeBase (KB) is a platform for easily creating, displaying, sharing, and managing web-based knowledge documents. It is designed to provide constituents within the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other institutions of higher education with a central location for storing and maintaining knowledge. Within WiscWeb, you have the ability to combine the general search of your site with a search of a specific KnowledgeBase group space. This is a good way to drive traffic to your KB, and you can create similar links back to your website.
Activation and access
For now, please submit a request to have this plugin enabled on your site.
Using the plugin
After the plugin is activated, you'll have to set the site to search your KnowledgeBase space:
- Hover over Settings in your dashboard
- Select "KnowledgeBase search"
- Enter your "KnowledgeBase group directory name" into the related field (ex: wiscweb)
- Click "Save Settings"
Conduct a search on your site for a keyword term that appears both in your site and in your KnowledgeBase. You should now see a little gray box above your search results that links off to KnowledgeBase results for the same term:
