Use a Remove Words query rewrite to remove particular phrases from queries. Unlike other rewrites, Remove Words rules are entered manually and aren’t generated by a job. Remove Words screen You can create a Remove Words query rewrite to remove words from a query. This query rewrite is helpful when a word in the search query does not add value to the search results. For example, you can rewrite a search query for case study examples to remove examples and then display results for case study.
  1. From the list of query rewrite options, select Remove Words. A form appears: Create remove words query rewrite
  2. This form contains the following fields:
ParameterDescriptionExample Value
Phrase to removeThe words to remove from the trigger phrase.examples
Trigger phrasesThe query that prompts the removal of the phrase. The trigger phrase is not necessarily a complete query. If the query contains the trigger phrase, then Fusion removes the phrase in the Phrase to Remove field.case study examples
  1. Enter a phrase to remove and a trigger phrase. Note that the phrase to remove is auto-populated with the query.
  2. Click Save.
The search is re-run, and a Search box information panel drops down to show that the new query rewrite has fired: Remove words rewrite results To learn how to use Remove Words and other query rewrites in the Rules Editor, see Use query rewrites in the Rules Editor.