Index Content for Joomla 2.5 Smart Search Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle 0 Minutes, 50 Seconds to Read Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In our previous tutorial, we walked you through the steps for enabling Smart Search in Joomla 2.5. The next step is to index your content so that Smart Search has information to scan through when trying to find search results. To index content for Smart Search in Joomla 2.5: Log into your Joomla 2.5 Dashboard In the top menu, hover over Components and click Smart Search Click the Index icon to begin indexing your content. While the indexing of your content is taking place, you will see a progress manager: When the indexing is complete, close the indexing window. Your page will refresh and you will see a very large list showing how your content has been indexed. Your next step will be to create a Smart Search Module so that you can begin using this feature on your site. Share this Article Related Articles How to Use the Free Mini Frontpage Extension for Joomla 4.0 How to Change a Joomla 2.5 User’s Email Address How to Configure Joomla 2.5 to Send Email Using SMTP How to Edit a Joomla 3 Template How to install Phoca Gallery for Joomla 2.5 Creating a Menu Item for your Joomla 3 Component Changing Email Settings in Joomla 3.1 Using the Redirect Manager in Joomla 3.1 How to add Bootstrap to a Joomla 3.1 Template How to Use Bootstrap 5.0 Alerts in Joomla 4.0