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This article explains how to search for content in Pangea CMS is a Content Management System (CMS) designed for online journalism. Learn more.. It also describes all the filters on the Content tab of the Search page.

The Search page is the first page that you see when you open a site in Pangea CMS. To open it from another page, click Search in the primary navigation.

NOTE: You can also search for content in the Search & attach dialog (for example, when you add items to a widget). This dialog only shows the filters that are relevant for the item you are editing.

Content types

You can use a content search to find text content, multimedia content, and interactive content.

Text content:

  • Article, Backgrounder, Blog, Factcheck, Feature, Feature story, Live blog, News, Transcript

Multimedia content:

  • Audio clip, Audio feature, Broadcast program, Document, Loop video, Photo gallery, Slider gallery, Video

Interactive content:

  • Dynamic infographic, Poll, Quiz, Snippet, Static infographic

An image search has different filters. To learn how to find images, see the following article:



Run a search

To run a content search on the Search page:

  1. Select the Content tab in the search filters.
  2. Optional: To start with the default search filters, click Clear.
  3. Enter keywords and select the search filters you want to use.
  4. Click Search.

The search results now include only the items that match your search filters.

For detailed information about the process and available filters, see the sections below.



Restore default search filters

The default filters for a content search find all content that was created or published on your site in the last 30 days.

To restore the default filters, click Clear at the bottom of the search filters. This removes any custom filters.

Pangea CMS saves your custom search filters when you leave the Search page. If you return to the Search page later, some filters from your last search may still apply.

TIP: Old filters may hide some items from the results. If your search results do not include the item you want to find, click Clear.



Search using keywords

Enter keywords in the Type to search by keyword... text box at the top of the search filters.

The search results include items that contain your keywords in at least one of the following fields:

  • Main title
  • Main introduction
  • Content (the body text of the item)

You can enter a single keyword, multiple keywords, or a phrase. If you enter multiple keywords, the results include only items that contain all of them.

Note the following:

  • Pangea CMS does not search for other spellings or forms of a word. For example, a search for invent does not find 'inventor' or 'invention'. To find other word endings, use an asterisk (see below).
  • If your search includes a typo, the results may not include the items you want to find.

You can use the following special characters in your search:

Quotes (for phrases)

To find an exact phrase, surround the phrase with double quotes ("). For example, these two searches produce different results:

SearchResults include
Cats are wonderful creaturesItems that include all the keywords ('cats', 'are', 'wonderful', and 'creatures'). The keywords can appear anywhere in the item, in any order.
"Cats are wonderful creatures"Items that include this exact phrase.

Asterisk (for different word endings)

If a word can have multiple endings, place an asterisk (*) at the end of the word stem (the part of the word that does not change).

For example, a search for invent* finds items that include any of the following words:

  • invent, invents, inventor, inventors, invention, inventions

The asterisk only works at the end of a word. You cannot use it at the start or in the middle of a word.



Find content from other sites

You can find content from other sites that are under the same An entity is one of the three media organizations that use Pangea CMS: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Voice of America (VOA), and Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB). as your site.

You need to find a content item on the Search page before you can copy or clone it to your own site.

To find content from other sites:

  1. Under Site in the search filters, select one of the following options:
    • To find content from one specific site, select the name of the site.
    • To find content from all sites in your entity except your own, select Other sites.
    • To find content from all sites in your entity, including your own, select All sites.
    • To find content from your own site only, select This site.
  2. Click Search to refresh the search results.

For information about copying and cloning content, see the following articles:



Use other search filters

The following search filters are also available. You can combine multiple filters for more precise results. If you use more than one filter, the results only include items that match all your selected filters.

Use the Publication date filter to find only items from a specific time period. The filter uses a different date for published and unpublished items:

  • Published items: The filter uses the publication date.
  • Unpublished items: The filter uses the creation date.

You can select one of the following options:

  • Today: Find items from the current day. For example, at 9:00 AM on Monday, the results only include items from 12:00 AM (midnight) on Monday and later.
  • Last 24 hours: Find items from the last 24 hours. For example, at 9:00 AM on Monday, the results only include items from 9:00 AM on Sunday and later.
  • Last 7 days: Find items from the last 7 days.
  • Last 30 days (selected by default): Find items from the last 30 days.
  • All: Find items from any date.
  • Scheduled: Find only items that are scheduled to be published in the future.
  • Custom: Find items from a time period that you choose. Select a start date and an end date.

For more information about scheduled publication, see the following article:

Use the Content type filter to find only specific types of content.

You can select one or more content types. There are two ways to select them:

  • To find specific content types, select each content type.
  • To find all content types in a content group, select the name of the group (Text content, Multimedia content, or Interactive content).

If you do not select a content type, this filter does not limit the results.

For a list of content types in each group, see Basic information.

Use the Categories filter to find only items from specific Categories help to organize content both in Pangea CMS and on your website. A category is usually a topic, such as 'Politics' or 'Sport'. Every content item must have at least one category. Learn more..

You can select one or more categories. To find a category quickly, start typing its name.

If you do not select a category, this filter does not limit the results.

Use the Status filter to find only items with specific publication statuses.

You can select one or more statuses. The following options are available:

  • Draft: Find only items with the 'Draft' status. These items are not published. They are still in progress.
  • Edited: Find only items with the 'Edited' status. These items are not published. They are ready for editorial review.
  • Published: Find items with the 'Published', 'Scheduled', or 'Stealth published' status.
  • Stealth published: Find only items with the 'Stealth published' status. These items are published without a standalone content page.
  • Waiting: Find items with any of the following statuses: 'Canceled', 'Draft', 'Processing', 'Uploading', 'Upload failed', or 'Waiting'. Pangea CMS assigns these statuses automatically during file upload. Use this option to find items (such as videos and audio clips) with files that are still uploading or that did not upload correctly.

If you do not select a status, this filter does not limit the results.

For more information about stealth publishing, see the following article:

Some changes need approval before they appear on your website. An editor creates or updates the item in Pangea CMS. A reviewer must then approve the changes.

Approval statuses are only used in the following situations:

  • Creating dynamic infographics and snippets
  • Updating dynamic infographics and snippets that are already published
  • Updating text content pages that are already published

Use the Approval status filter to find only items with specific approval statuses.

You can select one or more statuses. The following options are available:

  • In progress: Find only items that an editor is still working on.
  • Pending approval: Find only items that are waiting for approval from a reviewer.

If you do not select a status, this filter does not limit the results.

For information about changes that need approval, see the following articles:

Use the Authors filter to find only items with specific authors assigned.

You can select one or more authors. To find an author quickly, start typing their first name, last name, English name, or pen name.

If you do not select an author, this filter does not limit the results.

For information about creating and managing authors, see the following articles:

Use the Modified by filter to find only items that specific Pangea CMS users modified at any time. This includes items that the users created.

You can select one or more users. To find a user quickly, start typing their first name, last name, or username.

If you do not select a user, this filter does not limit the results.

Use the Tags filter to find only items with specific tags assigned.

You can select one or more tags. To find a tag quickly, start typing its name.

If you do not select a tag, this filter does not limit the results.

For information about tags, see the following article:

Project marking highlights content that is part of a special project. On your website, the project mark appears on the content page and on widgets where the content is promoted.

Use the Project marking filter to find only items that are part of a specific project. You can select only one project.

If you do not select a project, this filter does not limit the results.

For information about project marking, see the following article:

Select the PangeaGO uploads filter to find only items that users uploaded from the PangeaGO mobile app.

If you do not select this filter, the results still include PangeaGO uploads.

The following content types can be uploaded from PangeaGO:

  • Article, Audio clip, Video

For information about the PangeaGO app, see the following article:

Select the Content sharing filter to find only items that are copies or clones of other items. The results do not include the original items.

If you do not select this filter, the results still include copies and clones.

Copies and clones can have different sources:

  • Clones: These items are always cloned from items on other sites.
  • Copies: These items are copied from items on the same site or on other sites.

For information about copying and cloning, see the following articles:

If you select Include deleted content, the search results also include deleted items. If you do not select it, deleted items do not appear in the results.

You can restore deleted items. For information about restoring deleted items, see the following article:



Sort results

To change the order of the results, select an option in the Sort by selector above the results.

The following options are available:

  • Latest modified: Show the most recently modified items first.
  • First modified: Show the least recently modified items first.
  • Latest published: Show the most recently published items first.
  • First published: Show the least recently published items first.

For Latest modified and First modified, the sort order uses the date of the last change to each item.

For Latest published and First published, the sort order uses the publication date for published items. For unpublished items, it uses the creation date.



Available actions on the Search page

In the search results, several actions are available for each item. The action buttons appear next to the item title.

For information about the available actions, see the following article:

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