Policy owners
Policy centres
Readers search a single controlled library instead of the whole tenant.
Content Creation
Section Search for SharePoint
Give readers a search box that looks only where it should, so results stay relevant instead of tenant wide.
Section Search puts a search box on the page that looks only where you tell it to, with refiners and clear empty states.
Interactive preview
Type in the box to filter the results below, the way a scoped search behaves.
Scope: People policies
Showing all 3 documents.
- Annual leave policy
- Expense claim guidance
- Remote working standard
No documents in this scope match that term. Try a broader word, or widen the scope to the whole site.
Illustrative results. In SharePoint the results come from search and stay security trimmed.
Capabilities
What Section Search does
- Precise scoping
- Limit results to a site, a library, a folder, or a managed metadata value.
- Refiners
- Add filters for document type, author, date, or any crawled property.
- Result templates
- Present results as a list, cards, or a table with the columns that matter.
- Query suggestions
- Offer suggested terms that follow the accessible combobox pattern.
- Helpful empty states
- Explain why there are no results and suggest a next step instead of a dead end.
- Theme aware
- Search field, refiners, and results follow your SharePoint theme.
Accessibility conformance
Section Search is developed and tested against WCAG 2.2 AA and is suitable for inclusion in an accessibility conformance report.
- The search field has a persistent visible label, not a placeholder alone.
- Result counts and loading states are announced through a polite live region.
- Suggestions implement the ARIA combobox pattern with full keyboard support.
- Refiners are grouped in a fieldset with a legend and are operable by keyboard.
- Applied filters are listed as removable items, avoiding Redundant Entry.
- Results keep a logical heading structure so screen reader users can skim quickly.
In practice
Where teams use it
Department leads
Departmental hubs
Keep unrelated tenant content out of the results on a team landing page.
Project teams
Project sites
Make a large document set findable without leaving the project site.
Knowledge managers
Knowledge bases
Pair a well defined taxonomy with refiners that match how people search.
Live demo
See it in action
This example filters a fixed list so you can see the scoping and empty-state behaviour.
Policies and procedures
Scope: Policy library
Showing all 5 documents.
- Annual leave policy
- Expense claim guidance
- Remote working standard
- Travel booking procedure
- Parental leave handbook
No documents in this scope match that term. Try a broader word, or widen the scope to the whole site.
Demonstration content only. Real results come from SharePoint search and are security trimmed for every reader.
Screenshot placeholder Scope and refiner configuration in the property pane. Image to be supplied.
Screenshot placeholder A published search box with refiners applied. Image to be supplied.
Environment
Compatibility and requirements
Items marked To be confirmed are pending final product documentation and are not a statement of support.
| Microsoft 365 | Any Microsoft 365 subscription that includes SharePoint Online. |
|---|---|
| SharePoint | SharePoint Online modern pages, including communication sites and team sites. SharePoint Server support: To be confirmed |
| Microsoft Teams | To be confirmed Availability as a Teams tab has not yet been published. |
| SPFx version | To be confirmed Supplied with the release notes for your package version. |
| Browsers | Current versions of the browsers supported by Microsoft 365 on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. |
| Devices | Desktop, tablet, and mobile. Layouts reflow for narrow screens. |
| Permissions to install | A SharePoint administrator uploads the package to the tenant app catalogue. Site owners then add the web part to a page. |
| API permissions requested | To be confirmed The permission set requested at deployment is listed in the installation guide. |
| Other requirements | No server-side components, database, or additional licences beyond your existing Microsoft 365 subscription. |
Trust
Security and privacy
Section Search runs inside your tenant as a SharePoint Framework solution and follows the permissions already assigned to each page.
Data handling
Content and settings are stored with the page in SharePoint. The web part does not create a separate data store.
External services
The web part renders content from your own tenant. Any external service is one your authors choose to embed.
API permissions
Permissions requested at deployment are listed in the installation guide and approved by an administrator before use. Details to be confirmed
Tenant and access control
Content inherits SharePoint permissions. Readers see it only if they can already open the page it sits on.
Getting started
From order to published page
Purchase
Send us your tenant details and user count. We confirm licensing and issue the package and licence key.
Install
A SharePoint administrator uploads the package to the tenant app catalogue and approves the requested permissions.
Configure
Site owners add the web part to a modern page and set its options in the property pane.
Use
Authors edit the content while editing the page. Changes publish with the page, with no further deployment.
Your package
What you receive
Product
The Section Search SPFx package, ready to upload to your tenant app catalogue.
Updates
Fixes and improvements released during your licence term, with release notes for each version.
Support
Email support for installation, configuration, and troubleshooting questions.
Documentation
Installation, configuration, and author guidance written for SharePoint administrators and site owners.
Licence
A tenant licence key and the licence terms for your records and procurement review.
Accessibility evidence
A conformance summary covering WCAG 2.2 AA testing, available for your accessibility reporting.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
Does it respect existing permissions?
Yes. Results are security trimmed by SharePoint search, so people only ever see what they already have access to.
Can several scopes appear on one page?
Yes. Add multiple instances, each with its own scope, refiners, and result template.
Are queries logged?
Only through your own tenant search analytics. Nothing is sent to an external service.
Make search feel relevant again
Tell us about your environment and we will confirm licensing, rollout steps, and an accessibility conformance summary for your records.