How to Redirect Search Requests to External SmartHub Pages

Scope

This page explains how to configure SharePoint to redirect searches to your SmartHub Results page (hosted outside of SharePoint)

Requirements

• SmartHub must be accessible from the internet via HTTPS
• SmartHub must be secured with Azure Active Directory
• Users must be able to log in to both SharePoint and SmartHub using the same account

Procedure

1. Create a new site page in your SharePoint main page.
   
   1. Navigate to your SharePoint environment
   2. Add a new page 
      
      
      
      
2. Go to a site collection.
   
   
3. Create a new page.
   
   
4. Add a script editor web part on the new page. 
   
   
5. Edit the script editor snippet.
   
   

6. Add the following scripts:

   <script>if(window.location.search){
   	var smartHubAddress = "https://contoso.smarthub.com/results.html" 
   	var search = window.location.search.replace('?','#');
   	var newSearch = search.replace('k=','ql=');
   	var redirectUrl = smartHubAddress + newSearch
   	location.replace(redirectUrl);
   }
   </script>

7. Replace the smartHubAddress value with the URL where your SmartHub results page lives.
   
   

8. Follow the steps here to configure this new SharePoint page as your Search Center