Search results widget events

Sitecore Search JS Data package offers the following functions that trigger events to track user interactions with the search results widget.

trackSearchResultsClickEntityEvent

This function triggers a widget click event that tracks clicks on an entity in the search results container.

Name

Type

Description

rfkId

string

Required.

Identifies the widget being tracked.

entity

string

Required.

Type of entity.

Example: content.

payload

SearchResultsClickEntityPayload

Required.

Payload dispatched with the event.

SearchResultsClickEntityPayload

Payload dispatched in the widget click event triggered by the trackSearchResultsClickEntityEvent function.

Note

All attributes are optional unless indicated otherwise.

Name

Type

Description

items

EntityPayload array

Required.

Clicked entity.

index

number

Required.

The index of the clicked entity.

keyword

string

Phrase searched.

advancedQueryText

string

Query search expression to narrow the search.

Example: filetype:pdf.

modifiedKeyword

string

Modified keyword as returned in the results.

numResults

number

Maximum number of results to retrieve.

totalResults

number

Total number of results identified by the search.

pageSize

number

Maximum number of results that appear on one webpage.

pageNumber

number

The number of the page hosting the widget after the results have been paginated using pageSize.

redirectUrl

string

URL of the page the search redirects to.

EntityPayload

This payload describes an entity. Use this payload type in all events when you want to track interaction with an entity.

Name

Type

Description

id

number

Required.

ID of the entity.

entityType

string

Required.

Name of the entity.

url

string

URL of the entity page. Typically the detail page of the entity.

When not supplied, the SDK uses the URL of the page.

sourceId

string

ID of the source of the entity, as assigned by the connector.

trackSearchResultsFacetClickEvent

This function triggers a widget click event that tracks user clicks on an entity or the selection of a facet in the search results widget.

Name

Type

Description

rfkId

string

Required.

Identifies the widget being tracked.

entity

string

Required.

Type of entity

payload

SearchResultsFacetPayload

Required.

Payload dispatched with the event.

SearchResultsFacetPayload

Payload dispatched in the widget click event triggered by the trackSearchResultsFacetClickEvent function.

Name

Type

Description

filters

FacetPayload array

Required.

Clicked entity.

index

number

Required.

The index of the clicked entity.

keyword

string

Phrase searched.

advancedQueryText

string

Query search expression to narrow the search.

Example: filetype:pdf

modifiedKeyword

string

Modified keyword as returned in the results.

numResults

number

Maximum number of results to retrieve.

totalResults

number

Total number of results identified by the search

pageSize

number

Maximum number of results that appear on one webpage.

pageNumber

number

The number of the page hosting the widget after the results have been paginated using pageSize.

redirectUrl

string

URL of the page the search redirects to.

FacetPayload

Payload dispatched in the SearchResultsFacetPayload object that describes a facet.

Argument

Type

Description

facetId

string

Required.

ID of the facet

facetTitle

string

Required.

Title of the facet.

facetIndex

number

Index of the facet in the list of facets received with the search results.

facetValueId

string

ID of the facet value.

valueIndex

string

Index of the facet value in the list of facet values received with the search results.

startValue

string

Start or minimum value in the range.

endValue

string

End or maximum value in a range.

facetValue

string

Value of the facet.

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