What Is the Interface Editor?

The Interface Editor is a tool which allows users to create and customize different versions of the search interface. For example, it is possible to create a search interface to integrate in a Web page and another to integrate in a SharePoint intranet. Moreover, each of these interfaces can have different options (e.g. RSS feed and Search as you type) and formatting.

The Interface Editor is divided in four tabs: Search Hubs, Search Interfaces, Audiences and Miscellaneous. The following sections describe each of the available pages:

Search Hubs

Standard Version Displays the different search interfaces the user can include in the search hub.

Mobile Version Displays the different search interfaces that will be displayed when this hub is accessed from a mobile device.

Search Interfaces

Features General Allows users to select the title of the interface and skin to use and enter the address of the logo to display in the search interface.

Options Determines which features pertaining to the search box, result list, displayed result elements and result highlighting are available in the Search Interface.

Scope Allows users to define the scope of the interface and define a filter that applies to the queries performed.

RSS Feeds Allows users to configure the RSS options.

OpenSearch Provider Allows to publish a search provider, then integrate it with a browser This feature allows users to override the name of the provider, for example it is possible to customize the name of a company's intranet, as well as its description

Styles Global Allows users to modify styles (Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)) used to format the text of the Search Interface. Initially, they are preconfigured, but can be modified.

Results Allows users to modify styles (Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)) used to format the results. Initially, they are preconfigured, but can be modified.

Toolbar Allows users to modify styles (Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)) used to format the facets of the Search Interface. Initially, they are preconfigured, but can be modified.

Fields Facets Allows users to refine results by a field value. For example, Refine by Type and Refine by Author.

Display Fields Allows users to add information to each result entry (e.g. indexing date).

Search Fields Allows users to add fields to the Advanced Search page of the Search Interface (for more information, refer to How to Perform an Advanced Search).

Sort Fields Allows users to add sorting parameters (e.g. Sort by Indexing Date).

Preference Defaults Allows users to modify the default values of user preferences (e.g. number of results per page). Note that these preferences are adjusted by each user in the Search Interface (for more information, refer to How to Modify Preferences).

Advanced Alternate Uris Allows users to open results using a different URI than the one indexed. For example, it is possible to open Exchange emails in a Web interface instead of the native mail client (for more information, refer to How to Create Alternate URI Rules).

Security Provider Allows users to retrieve documents whose security permissions are different from the Windows ones.

Custom Scopes Allows users to add a new custom search scope. This section allows users to specify a filter expression for the entire scope, as well as a filter expression for every remote index in the scope.

Deployment Allows users to transfer Search Interface configurations to servers in different servers (i.e. group of master and mirrors indexes)

Audiences

Audiences are made of groups and users, and can be associated to a specific hub. The Audiences tab allows administrators to create audiences.

Miscellaneous

Custom File Types Allows users to associate an icon to the custom files retrieved by Coveo Enterprise Search (CES). The purpose of this process is to better identify file types in the result list.

Per Uri Settings Allows users to display different Search Interfaces for a group of addresses even if their corresponding pages cannot be edited. For example, in SharePoint, the pages corresponding to several sites can share the same .aspx file.Therefore, modifications to this file are applied to all sites. However, it is possible to display different Search Interfaces in those pages by using per URI settings. For more information, refer to How to Add a Per URI Setting.
See also: How to Access the Interface Editor, Who Has Access to the Interface Editor, What Is a Search Interface?

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What Is the Interface Editor?

Standard Version	Displays the different search interfaces the user can include in the search hub.
Mobile Version	Displays the different search interfaces that will be displayed when this hub is accessed from a mobile device.

Features	General	Allows users to select the title of the interface and skin to use and enter the address of the logo to display in the search interface.
	Options	Determines which features pertaining to the search box, result list, displayed result elements and result highlighting are available in the Search Interface.
	Scope	Allows users to define the scope of the interface and define a filter that applies to the queries performed.
	RSS Feeds	Allows users to configure the RSS options.
	OpenSearch Provider	Allows to publish a search provider, then integrate it with a browser This feature allows users to override the name of the provider, for example it is possible to customize the name of a company's intranet, as well as its description
Styles	Global	Allows users to modify styles (Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)) used to format the text of the Search Interface. Initially, they are preconfigured, but can be modified.
	Results	Allows users to modify styles (Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)) used to format the results. Initially, they are preconfigured, but can be modified.
	Toolbar	Allows users to modify styles (Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)) used to format the facets of the Search Interface. Initially, they are preconfigured, but can be modified.
Fields	Facets	Allows users to refine results by a field value. For example, Refine by Type and Refine by Author.
	Display Fields	Allows users to add information to each result entry (e.g. indexing date).
	Search Fields	Allows users to add fields to the Advanced Search page of the Search Interface (for more information, refer to How to Perform an Advanced Search).
	Sort Fields	Allows users to add sorting parameters (e.g. Sort by Indexing Date).
Preference Defaults		Allows users to modify the default values of user preferences (e.g. number of results per page). Note that these preferences are adjusted by each user in the Search Interface (for more information, refer to How to Modify Preferences).
Advanced	Alternate Uris	Allows users to open results using a different URI than the one indexed. For example, it is possible to open Exchange emails in a Web interface instead of the native mail client (for more information, refer to How to Create Alternate URI Rules).
	Security Provider	Allows users to retrieve documents whose security permissions are different from the Windows ones.
	Custom Scopes	Allows users to add a new custom search scope. This section allows users to specify a filter expression for the entire scope, as well as a filter expression for every remote index in the scope.
	Deployment	Allows users to transfer Search Interface configurations to servers in different servers (i.e. group of master and mirrors indexes)