I do not want to display the list items on the search results for a specific list however End users should be able to search the list items only by going to that specific list - How do I configure this?
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You can exclude the list from your search results in your Search Center either directly by editing the query or via a Result Source's query: -path:http://MyIntanet/Lists/MyList*
This way users will still be able to search through that list with the included "Find a file/item" field.
Navigate to the List> List settings > Advance settings. You will have an option under search to "Allow items from this list to appear in search results". Set it to No. Run a full crawl.
Or you can create a crawl rule in the CA. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219686.aspx
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Doesn't this also render the "Find a file" field above the list useless?– AM2FTWCommented Feb 16, 2018 at 7:07