Merge #1766

1766: v0.28: Add pagination to core concepts/indexes r=guimachiavelli a=maryamsulemani97

Adds the pagination index setting to:
-`learn/core_concepts/indexes.md`
-`learn/configuration/settings.md`

Co-authored-by: gui machiavelli <hey@guimachiavelli.com>
Co-authored-by: Maryam Sulemani <maryam@meilisearch.com>
Co-authored-by: Maryam <90181761+maryamsulemani97@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: gui machiavelli <gui@meilisearch.com>

.code-samples.meilisearch.yaml

@@ -961,6 +961,13 @@ getting_started_typo_tolerance: |-
     --data-binary '{
       "minWordSizeForTypos": { "oneTypo": 4 }
   }'
+settings_guide_pagination_1: |-
+  curl \
+    -X PATCH 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/pagination' \
+    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    --data-binary '{
+      "maxTotalHits": 50
+    }'
 get_pagination_settings_1: |-
   curl \
     -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/pagination'

.vuepress/public/sample-template.yaml

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ updating_guide_retrieve_documents_old: |-
 updating_guide_update_settings_old: |-
 updating_guide_add_documents_old: |-
 getting_started_typo_tolerance: |-
+settings_guide_pagination_1: |-
 get_pagination_settings_1: |-
 update_pagination_settings_1: |-
 reset_pagination_settings_1: |-

learn/configuration/settings.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This page describes the **index-level settings** available in Meilisearch and ho
 | **[displayedAttributes](/learn/configuration/settings.md#displayed-attributes)**   | Fields displayed in the returned documents                                       | All attributes found in the documents                                                       |
 | **[distinctAttribute](/learn/configuration/settings.md#distinct-attribute)**       | Search returns documents with distinct (different) values of the given field     | `null`                                                                                      |
 | **[filterableAttributes](/learn/configuration/settings.md#filterable-attributes)** | List of attributes that can be used for filtering                                | `null`                                                                                      |
+| **[pagination](/learn/advanced/pagination.md)**                                           | Pagination settings                                                       | `{}`
 | **[rankingRules](/learn/configuration/settings.md#ranking-rules)**                 | List of ranking rules sorted by order of importance                              | [A list of ordered built-in ranking rules](/learn/core_concepts/relevancy.md#built-in-rules) |
 | **[searchableAttributes](/learn/configuration/settings.md#searchable-attributes)** | Fields in which to search for matching query words sorted by order of importance | All attributes found in the documents                                                       |                                                     |
 | **[sortableAttributes](/learn/configuration/settings.md#sortable-attributes)**     |  List of attributes to use when sorting search results                           | `[]`                                                                         |
@@ -95,6 +96,22 @@ To be able to filter search results on `director` and `genres` in a movie databa
 
 <CodeSamples id="faceted_search_update_settings_1" />
 
+## Pagination
+
+The maximum number of results Meilisearch can return. By default, this value is `1000` which means you cannot access results beyond `1000`.
+
+[Learn more about pagination in our dedicated guide.](/learn/advanced/pagination.md)
+
+### Example
+
+The code sample below updates `maxTotalHits` to `50`:
+
+<CodeSamples id="settings_guide_pagination_1" />
+
+::: note
+`maxTotalHits` takes priority over search parameters such as [`limit`](/reference/api/search.md#limit) and [`offset`](/reference/api/search.md#offset).
+:::
+
 ## Ranking rules
 
 Built-in ranking rules that **ensure relevancy in search results**. Ranking rules are applied in a default order which can be changed in the settings. You can add or remove rules and change their order of importance.

learn/core_concepts/indexes.md

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ You can customize the following index settings:
 - [Stop words](#stop-words)
 - [Displayed and searchable attributes](#displayed-and-searchable-attributes)
 - [Typo tolerance](#typo-tolerance)
+- [Pagination](#pagination)
 
 To change index settings, use the [update settings endpoint](/reference/api/settings.md#update-settings) or any of the [child routes](/reference/api/settings.md#all-settings).
 
@@ -130,3 +131,9 @@ Typo tolerance is a built-in feature that helps you find relevant results even w
 You can update the typo tolerance settings using the [update settings endpoint](/reference/api/settings.md#update-settings) or the [update typo tolerance endpoint](/reference/api/typo_tolerance.md#update-typo-tolerance).
 
 [Learn more about typo tolerance](/learn/configuration/typo_tolerance.md)
+
+### Pagination
+
+To protect your database from malicious scraping, Meilisearch only returns up to `1000` results for a search query. You can change this limit using the [update settings endpoint](/reference/api/settings.md#update-settings) or the [update pagination settings endpoint](/reference/api/pagination.md#update-pagination-settings).
+
+[Learn more about pagination](/learn/advanced/pagination.md)