The SearchStax Site Search solution supports Solr’s asterisk (*) wildcard feature for the convenience of general users. Other wildcard features are not officially supported, although they work under most circumstances.
The following table is based on Apache’s The Standard Query Parser page. It is intended as a general guide to wildcard features in Site Search.
| Search Feature | Example |
| Single-char wildcard | sear?h |
| Multi-char wildcard | *earc* |
| Fuzzy search | searchstaks~ |
| Proximity search | "Search Search"~2 |
| Existence search | title:* |
| Prohibit search | -author:* |
| Range search | author:[* TO Tom] |
These queries can be used directly with the Search Preview and Search UI Kit App:
To use proximity search and range search with the /emselect endpoint, you must URL encode the query string, as in q=author_ss:%5B*%20TO%20Tom%5D.
Questions?
Do not hesitate to contact the SearchStax Support Desk.