Extension Discovery

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A CKAN extension to help people discover your datasets

Open data can only be used for awesome things if it is found. CKAN has powerful built-in search tools, but for users who don’t know (yet) what exactly they are looking for there is room for improvement.

This extension provides multiple plugins that make it easier for your users to discover your data:

• search_suggestions: Provides real-time search suggestions in a drop-down box • similar_datasets: Adds a list of similar datasets to the dataset detail view • solr_query_config: Allows you to easily override the parameters that CKAN passes to Solr • tag_cloud: Replaces the list of frequent tags on the home page with a tag cloud that shows the most popular tags scaled according to their popularity

The extension has been developed and tested with CKAN 2.6. It provides modular functionality through separate plugins that can be enabled independently based on specific needs.

Installation requires database initialization and Solr configuration for full functionality. The similar_datasets plugin requires Solr’s More Like This handler to be configured properly.

Configuration involves enabling desired plugins in ckan.ini, creating database tables with paster commands, and configuring Solr appropriately for advanced features like similar dataset recommendations.