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# Explorer

> Interactive tile layout element with search and filtering capabilities for dynamic content discovery and navigation.

Explorer is an interactive and dynamic tile layout element that can be added in the Page Builder. It provides users the
ability to search and filter displayed content. Filters utilize keywords to get the desired results. This layout is best
used when you have a lot of content on your site as the tiles are small.

## To add a Explorer page element

1. Navigate to the **Content** section in the backend of your Curator instance.
2. Select **Pages** from the Content dropdown.
3. Click the **New Page** button or edit an existing one.
4. Add a new row element and/or click the **Edit Content** button (pencil) icon of a row element.
5. In the element popup select Explorer under the Web Elements tab.

After this your Page will display the Explorer element. Since this uses the Keywords functionality please review the
subject [here](https://docs.curator.interworks.com/site_content_design/content_discovery/keywords.md).

## Keyword Filter Behavior

The keyword and category filters in the Explorer element always describe the content that is currently visible. Each
filter list is built from the tiles remaining after the active filters and search term are applied, so selecting a
keyword narrows the lists to only the keywords that still appear on at least one of the remaining tiles. Keywords that
no longer match any visible tile are hidden until the selection is cleared.

This affects every filter list in the element:

* Selecting a keyword narrows the other keyword list, when both the top and bottom keyword sections are configured,
  along with the list of categories.
* Selecting a category clears any selected keywords and rebuilds the keyword lists for that category.
* Typing in the search box narrows the keyword and category lists in the same way.

The selected keyword itself stays visible and highlighted, so you can click it again to deselect it. Deselecting
restores the options that are still valid under any filters that remain active, such as a selected category, a search
term, or another selected keyword, rather than removing all filtering. This narrowing is the intended behavior and
cannot currently be turned off. The only related element
settings are **Hide Navigation Categories** and **Hide Keyword Filters Categories**, which hide the filter lists
entirely rather than changing how they narrow.

Keywords set to **Hidden** are not offered as Explorer filters, including in sections that name them explicitly
under **Customize Filters**. Keywords set only to **Hidden from Search** are still offered here.

## New and Updated Flags

The Explorer element displays **New** and **Updated** flags on tiles when content has been manually flagged in the
backend (**Tableau > Dashboards > Manually Flag as New / Manually Flag as Updated**), consistent with the behavior of
the Tiles element.


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