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title: "Index Content for Joomla 2.5 Smart Search"
description: "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..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/index-content-for-smart-search/
date: 2012-03-22
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5"]
tags: ["Joomla v2.5"]
type: post
lang: en
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# Index Content for Joomla 2.5 Smart Search

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](https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla!_CMS_versions).

In our previous tutorial, we walked you through the steps for [enabling Smart Search in Joomla 2.5](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/enable-smart-search/). 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:**

1. [Log into your Joomla 2.5 Dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu, hover over **Components** and click **Smart Search**
3. Click the **Index** icon to begin indexing your content. [![click-index](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-index-for-smart-search_click-index.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-index-for-smart-search_click-index.gif) While the indexing of your content is taking place, you will see a **progress manager**: [![indexer-running](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-index-for-smart-search_indexer-running.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-index-for-smart-search_indexer-running.gif)
4. 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](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/create-smart-search-module/) so that you can begin using this feature on your site.[![your-content-has-now-been-indexed](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-index-for-smart-search_your-content-has-now-been-indexed.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-index-for-smart-search_your-content-has-now-been-indexed.gif)