 managing the search index goal manage the search index and make sure that the site is fully indexed for searching what is the search index  the content and help search types provided by the core software preindex their content and store the results in several database tables that are collectively called the search index  the process of indexing renders the content and breaks it up into words which can then be matched more efficiently with keyword queries when users perform searches search indexing happens during cron runs see running and configuring cron for more information about cron steps in the manage administrative menu navigate to configuration   search and metadata   search pages  under indexing throttle  select the number of items to index per cron run  a smaller number will make cron faster and reduce the possibility of timeout a larger number will make sure more of your site is indexed in fewer cron runs under default indexing settings  enter the desired minimum word length to index  words smaller than this length will be dropped from both keywords when searching and content when indexing if your site uses chinese japanese or korean languages optionally check simple cjk handling under default indexing settings to provide some support for these languages click save configuration  and you should be returned to the search pages page click reindex site if you have changed the indexing configuration or later on if you believe that the search index has been corrupted follow the steps in running and configuring cron to make sure a cron task has been configured after waiting for cron to run several times verify that the content has been fully indexed for searching the overall status is listed under indexing progress  and the status for each search page is shown in the indexing progress column of the search pages section  