What Is Result Clustering?

Result clustering modifies the way search results are displayed. When result clustering is enabled, groups are created. When clicking a group, a query is performed and the documents concerning the group in question are displayed.

Example: For the query CES AND Help, result clustering is likely to regroup Search Interface help documents in one cluster, Administration Tool help documents in another, etc. Whereas, ranking without result clustering displays those documents by relevancy score only (e.g. two Search Interface documents can be separated by an Administration Tool and an Interface Editor one).

By default, result clustering is disabled. It can be enabled and customized (number of result groups to form, number results subjected to clustering, etc.) in the Result Clustering page (Index > Result Clustering).

Note: Result clustering is used transparently in the Search page (Content > Search) and in the Search Interface (i.e. groups of results are not identified).