====== Stop Words and Synonyms ======

VuFind allows the library to configure their own custom stop words list as well as a list of synonyms used in searching.  There is a default stop words list as well as a few basic synonyms that come prepackaged with VuFind - however it is very easy to change these to customize for your library's needs.

**Stop Words**

Edit the file: vufind/solr/conf/stopwords.txt and simply remove or add new words to the list.

**Synonyms**

Edit the file: vufind/solr/conf/synonyms.txt and simply follow the examples provided to create new synonyms.
VuFind's default synonyms are for the numbers 1 - 5.  It lists synonyms for the following:
  * 1,i,I,one,One
  * 2,ii,II,two,Two
  * 3,iii,III,three,Three
  * 4,iv,IV,four,Four
  * 5,v,V,five,Five
This allows a user to search for "world war two" and find items with the term "world war ii"

Remember to restart VuFind after changing either of these files:
<code>
  %> ./vufind restart
</code>