While working on some diagnostic tools for SharePoint 2013, I came across this gem. All of the event log messages that SharePoint 2013 Search will throw are contained in a .man file that is included as a part of the SharePoint install. "searchfoundationmanifest ...read more

This is my first of many SharePoint 2013 blogs and I’m starting with Search.  I like the new Search UI for users and the look is so much cleaner with the hover panel, search blocks, etc..  I’m really curious how customizing the Search refinement ...read more

I ran into an interesting problem where accessing the 2010 Search Service Application administration page returns a 503 Server unavailable for the Crawl Status.   Usually, a 503 indicates that the application pool is stopped that is hosting a site ...read more