tips & tricks
WCM tip #13: Recommendation events have no influence on content recommendations
When working with recommendations SharePoint 2013 Search records analytics events. By default those events don’t influence recommendations’ ranking.
WCM tip #12: Recommendation events are not tracked for anonymous users
When working with recommendations SharePoint 2013 Search records analytics events. Unfortunately those events are not being recorded for anonymous users.
WCM tip #11: Use Usage Cookie to track anonymous visitors
On public-facing websites enable the Usage Cookie to track anonymous visitors.
WCM tip #10: Use XRANK to boost content with Managed Properties matching the search query
In search queries use the XRANK function to boost content where a particular Managed Property matches the search query.
WCM tip #9: In cross-site publishing scenarios use Catalog Items Rank Model
On public-facing websites using cross-site publishing use the Catalog Item Rank Model rather than the Default Search Model to get more relevant search results.