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Split Search page in a configuration and a list page

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Created on 21 June 2016, about 9 years ago
Updated 14 August 2025, about 16 hours ago

Problem/Motivation

The Search pages page contains four sections that relate to the configuration of Search and Indexing (Indexing progress, Indexing throttle, Default indexing settings, and Logging) and one section that contains a list of Search pages with the option to add new such pages.

This is a non-standard set-up because on similar pages for other modules such configuration and list are two separate pages, usually connected to each other as tabs. On these list pages the primary button "Add foo" is located at the top of the page.

This is a usability issues because users will not expect such a list at the bottom of a configuration page, and therefore are likely to overlook that it's possible to add more custom search pages. It also makes it more possible to grant user access to add more search pages, without granting them the permission to change the indexing configuration.

Proposed resolution

Split the content of the "Search pages" page on into "Search pages" and "Indexing", or "Indexing configuration" or so.

Remaining tasks

User interface changes

This is a UI change and the hook_help text will need to be edited accordingly.

API changes

Data model changes

✨ Feature request
Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

search.module

Created by

🇳🇱Netherlands ifrik

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  • Comment about 16 hours ago →
    🇺🇸United States smustgrave

    Thank you for sharing your idea for improving Drupal.

    We are working to decide if this proposal meets the Criteria for evaluating proposed changes. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or there is no community support. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

    Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

    Thanks!

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