SharePoint 2013 search filters on left side

Question

When I search for anything on the main page, I am brought to a page with search results. On the left side of the page, I am able to "filter" by document type (i.e. PPT, PDF, Excel, etc.), author and date created. How can I add more filters to the left side based upon columns I created in the document library?

Thanks!

Answer 1

No. Out of the box ossearch.aspx is not editable. Create a Search center and configure your refiners there.

Give some time and try to understand how SharePoint enterprise search center works . This could be an appropriate tutorial. From there on you will learn in this article how to map(index) your document's meta data properties in admin center and use them as refiners on Search results page later.

Answer 2

Those are called refiners. You can customize these by editing the page. Click the gear icon and select Edit page.

Tick the down arrow on the refinement web part and select Edit Web Part. In the web part properties, click the Choose Refiners button and add in any refiners you want. OK out as necessary and save the page.

If your fields aren't showing up, then it is possible they haven't been indexed yet, or they need to be mapped to a refinable property.