How to set up date crawling

You can configure your crawler to index dates, which can be utilized for various purposes such as date filtering or date freshness boosting.

To set this up:

1. In the navigation, select Configuration › Crawlers.
2. Choose the specific crawler intended for date crawling.
3. Go to the Structure tab.
4. Under Page Fields, click on Add custom field + and type the desired name in the Field name field.
5. Click on Add source +.
6. Select the type of source under Type.
7. Fill out the Value field and select More options.
8. In the Data type dropdown, select Date.
9. Confirm by clicking the checkmark icon in the top right corner and then click Apply.

When selecting the Date data type, the indexed value will appear in the Date format. You can verify the correct date format by using the Test crawler feature. If you notice two different fields, one with the original name and the other with ‘_date’ attached, it indicates successful formatting.

For assistance with setting up date crawling, feel free to contact support.