A combination of three Drupal/Apache Solr modifications to enhance the Drupal/Apache Solr search function.
01. Apachesolr and Drupal 7 – Improving the search for phrases
Source: http://www.almdesigns.co.uk/2013/05/22/apachesolr-drupal-7-improving-search-phrases/
02. Date-boosting Solr / Drupal search results
Source: http://www.metaltoad.com/blog/date-boosting-solr-drupal-search-results
03. Remove search form from search results page
Source: https://drupal.org/node/968002#comment-4573218
Custom module apachesolr_mod.info
name = Apache Solr Search Tuning description = Apache Solr search tuning. dependencies[] = apachesolr dependencies[] = apachesolr_search package = Search Toolkit core = 7.x ; Information added ... 2013-06-04 version = "7.x-1.0" core = "7.x" project = "apachesolr_mod"
Custom module apachesolr_mod.module
<?php
/**
* Tunes the Apache Solr search function - implements hook_apachesolr_query_alter ().
*/
function mod_apachesolr_query_alter($query) {
$query->replaceParam('pf', 'content^3.0');
$query->addParam('pf', 'label^8.0');
$query->replaceParam('ps', 10);
$query->addParam('bf', array('freshness' =>
'recip(abs(ms(NOW/HOUR,ds_created)),3.16e-11,1,.1)'
));
}
/**
* Alter the search page output before render - implements hook_page_alter()
*/
function mod_page_alter(&$page) {
// This assumes everything being output in the "content" page region.
// Logged in
if (!empty($page['content']['system_main']['content']['search_form'])) {
unset($page['content']['system_main']['content']['search_form']);
}
// Not logged in
if (!empty($page['content']['system_main']['search_form'])) {
unset($page['content']['system_main']['search_form']);
}
}Please leave any relevant comments or suggestions for improvement, we all live and learn !!
