Is there a way to have a sub-forum blocked from search?

[Keith Barrows]

We have several posts in a NodeBB I belong to that we would like to keep (call it the History Channel) but not include in search. Since I don't have admin rights I cannot peruse the settings to see what our particular setup is capable of. I'd like to be able to present a solution to this. Right now the threads are archived (invisible).

TIA

[baris]

Hi @Keith-Barrows, the db search plugin has a feature that lets you exclude categories from search.

Also deleted topics/posts shouldn't show up on search as well.

[Keith Barrows]

@baris -
So, If I had a structure like:

• Library
• Poems
• School
  • Science
  • Art
  • History Channel --> exclude from search, make read only
• Labs

The admin could then select the category (is that another word for forum?) and exclude it? Just want to make sure I am following the terminology.

Thanks.

[baris]

That's correct, a category === forum in NodeBB. If you exclude History Channel, posts from that category(forum) won't show up in search results.