---
schema_version: "1"
id: c22767a6588163343d0fddc9f473050c7c19b90d613666ce9902b3592d83af59
title: Search Results
collection: admin
version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/experience/264-0-0/rss_results_list.md
canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.rss_results_list.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5
source_site: help.salesforce.com
content_type: documentation
content_hash: dbbcc34e4e3a909ed9c45d36627193aaa92c9c28d923dfb894846f5f844238d6
description: The Search Results component lets users view tabbed lists of articles and discussions. The articles and discussions are returned when a user selects a topic or types a string in the Search Publisher.
products:
  - Experiences
release: "264"
---
# Search Results

The Search Results component lets users view tabbed lists of articles and discussions. The articles and discussions are returned when a user selects a topic or types a string in the Search Publisher.

1. Select the **Search Results** component in the page you’re configuring.
2. In the property editor, configure the properties for the component.
    
     
    | Property | Details |
    | --- | --- |
    | Articles Tab Label | Enter the text that appears on the tab that users select to view the list of returned articles. The default text is Articles. |
    | Discussions Tab Label | Enter the text that appears on the tab that users can select to view the list of returned discussions. The default text is Discussions. |
    | Topic ID | The expression in the Topic ID field uses the topic ID that the user selects when filtering by topic. |
    | Search Term | The expression returns results based on the text users enter when typing their search queries. |
    | Active Tab | Specify which tab you want to appear as selected with its contents exposed, when the page loads. The expression retrieves the parameter from the query string in the URL for the page. Type articles to display the article search results first or discussions to display the contents of the discussion search results first. |
    | Number of Articles | Enter the maximum number of articles to show in the component. |
    | Show Article Tab | Select this checkbox if you have Salesforce Knowledge enabled and want site members to search for and view articles. |
    | Default Sort Order for Feed | The default sort order for the feed on the Discussions tab. Presents site members and guests with the initial experience that you intend. If users change the sort order in their view, their selection sticks. |
    | Show a streamlined question feed on the Discussions tab | Select to show a [compact feed](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.rss_feed_compact.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use the Feed Compact component to add a compact, scannable version of a feed to an object. Object types that take a compact feed include a record, a topic, a group, a user profile, or an overall site discussion. Feed Compact only shows questions in a feed, and is only recommended if the only feed type used is a question. The component provides a chronological list of questions made with the Feed Publisher component.") on a search results Discussions tab. |
    
    ![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/images/icon_important.png)
    
    Important For articles to show up in the Search Results component, they must be associated with a topic. Moreover, the site language and article language must match.

![Example](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/images/icon_example.png)

Example Sample Search Results component:

![Search Results component](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/communities/images/results_list.png)

#### See Also

- [Which Components Can I Use with Each Aura Template?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.rss_component_reference_table.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Aura site templates, such as Customer Service and Partner Central, are each composed of pages, which in turn are made up of customizable components. Consult this table to find out which Aura template each component can be used in, and when the component became available.")