hexo add local search

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description: add a local search for hexo blog

install hexo-generator-search

run following commend under search4fan.github.io/ folder

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npm install hexo-generator-search --save

change configuration

add following text in search4fan.github.io/_config.yml

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search: 
      path: search.xml
      field: post

change theme configuration

change _config.yml under theme folder search4fan.github.io/themes/next/_config.yml

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# Local search
# Dependencies: https://github.com/theme-next/hexo-generator-searchdb
local_search:
  enable: true
  # if auto, trigger search by changing input
  # if manual, trigger search by pressing enter key or search button
  trigger: auto
  # show top n results per article, show all results by setting to -1
  top_n_per_article: 1
  # unescape html strings to the readable one
  unescape: false

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