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Introduction

The CQL Search Macro allows users to execute contextual searches with predefined CQL. Some possible scenarios are to do title/keyword search within

blog posts for scheduled maintenance
meeting minutes for the project
child pages of the SOP page
training slides (attachments labelled with training)

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Configuration

Field Name	Default Value	Explanation	Additional Information
CQL		Enter a CQL statement with $$query$$ or $$query*$$ as the search term.	How to Search Content effectively with Titles How to limit search to a file type in Confluence Useful scenarios with Canned Search for Confluence Convenient Search with placeholders
Default Query Term		Enter a default query term to replace the $$query$$ in CQL. Search results will be preloaded if it is provided.	How to use CQL Macro to build a corporate encyclopedia
Search Type	Contains	The searching can done with three type searches. Exact Match – Find contents that contains the exact word Start With – Find contents that starts with the word Contains – Find contents that partially matches the word	Support different modes of searching
No. of Results per Page	10	Select the no. of results to be displayed: 5 — Pagination will occur if there are >5 search results 10 — Pagination will occur if there are >10 search results 50 — Pagination will occur if there are >50 search results 100 — Pagination will occur if there are >100 search results If there are more results than the selected no. of results to display, pagination will occur.	https://akeles.jira.com/wiki/spaces/CQLC/pages/2459140167/User+Guide+for+CQL+Search+Macro#Search-Results-%E2%80%94-with-pagination
Custom "No Results Found" message		Enter a customised message when no results are found.	How to Improve Feedback for Users when No Results are Found
Search Bar	Show	Indicate whether to display the search bar	https://akeles.jira.com/wiki/spaces/CQLC/pages/2459140177/User+Guide+for+CQL+Search+Table+Macro#Hidden-Search-Bar
Excerpt	Hide	Indicate whether to display the excerpt
Display	List	Indicate whether to display List - List of contents Contributor - List of contributors