Abstracts are the bit of code that
appear under each clickable title in a
resultset.
By default, FUSE
abstracts are
dynamically generated based on the
keyword(s) entered.
FUSE shows the section of the content item
where there's the best concentration of
relevancy plus a bit before that
concentration and a bit
after.
FUSE
can adjust the length of the abstracts per
your preference (e.g. 100, 300
characters). FUSE can also handle
each content source's abstracts
differently - e.g. 200 characters for the
Blog, 150 for the Social Media
Post.
You
can also suppress abstracts altogether for
one or all sources (some customers do
this to show there are active hits in
that content but abstracts are
suppressed to maintain
anonymity). Keep in mind
FUSE can also supply different versions of
its Views – one with abstracts handled one
way (e.g. full), another where they're
displayed differently (e.g.
partial). This can be helpful in
scenarios where content is behind a
paywall or catering FUSE's output to
a user's authentication
status is paramount.
Static Abstracts
Finally, FUSE can skip dynamic abstracts
altogether and use a set field instead.
E.g. you may have a 'Summary' field in
your CMS that you prefer to use over a
dynamically generated abstract. FUSE can
easily accommodate this too. This is most common in short form content, however, such as Tweets.