Setting Search Center URL in SharePoint 2013 using Javascript CSOM

Question

In SharePoint 2013, I am trying to access Search object through JavaScript CSOM.

I want to know the object which can give me the access to Search Settings under Site Settings. I tried looking under SP object but I didn't find any Search related object there.

My goal is to change the search Center URL through JavaScript CSOM.

Thanks in Advance!!!

Answer 1

Although there is currently no API in the JavaScript CSOM which lets you change the search center url directly, SharePoint stores the search settings in the Property Bag of the root SPWeb object in a sitecollection. You can set these property bag values and your search settings should get modified.

"SRCH_ENH_FTR_URL" – Search Center URL

"SRCH_SITE_DROPDOWN_MODE" – Search Scope Drop down option

"SRCH_TRAGET_RESULTS_PAGE” – Target Search Results page

Using JavaScript CSOM, you can set the values like this:

var ctx = new SP.ClientContext.get_current();
var web = ctx.get_site().get_rootWeb();
var props =  web.get_allProperties();

props.set_item("SRCH_ENH_FTR_URL","/sites/search/pages");
web.update();
ctx.load(web);

ctx.executeQueryAsync(function () {
    alert(props.get_item("SRCH_ENH_FTR_URL"));
 },
 function() {
  alert("failed");
});