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Search Config Overview
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Vertical-Level Configurations
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Search-Level Configurations
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Vertical-Level Configurations | Yext Hitchhikers Platform

In this module, you’ll learn how to define verticals and the various settings you can configure for them.

What you'll learn

  • Navigate the verticals screen and configure backend config settings
  • Define each Search config setting (searchable fields, direct answers, facets, sorting) and explain their use cases and best practices
  • Explain how to override how the search algorithm ranks results through vertical ranking and dynamic reranking
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1.5 hours 200 points
Part of:
search-backend

Unit 1: Overview of Verticals

5 min, 20 points
completed

Unit 2: Searchable and Display Fields

10 min, 20 points
completed

Unit 3: Direct Answers

10 min, 20 points
completed

Unit 4: Facets and Filters (Backend)

10 min, 20 points
completed

Unit 5: Sorting and Dynamic Reranking (Backend)

10 min, 20 points
completed

Unit 6: Vertical Ranking

10 min, 20 points
completed

assessment

Module Assessment

20 min, 100 points
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1.5 hours 200 points
Part of:
search-backend