Can any one please tell me the steps to create a custom search in sharepoint 2013 using OOTB features? I also want to know few more things.
- How to search only documents?
- How to search only lists?
- How to filter author and date?
There is an OOTB result sources called Documents, you can use that to limit the results to documents.
For lists, create a result source with query like this: {searchTerms}contentclass:STS_List
For list items, create a result source with query like this: {searchTerms}contentclass:STS_ListItem
Check this article: http://techmikael.blogspot.in/2013/04/limiting-search-results-in-sharepoint.html
To filter by author and date, use the Refinement Panel web part. Add the two managed properties to the Refinement Panel web part.