Does anyone know of a way -- or an extension -- that will let us identify specific K2 items we want excluded from the search? We have some content that we don't want to come up in search results.

I am sorry but I do not know of such an extension.
You can try at the JED or getk2.org/extend/extensions

Hey Brian,

When you say excluded from the search , if you referring to search engines, you can use the following technique:

Use the NoNumber ReReplacer Pro Version to modify the meta of pages you do not want indexed by search engines.

Simply find a common met tag that is rendered for your pages and replace it with <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow" />

So for example, you could use the following find & replace logic:

FIND:
</title>

REPLACE:
</title>
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow" />

Then you would simply use the Publishing Assignments (Pro feature) to specify which page(s) you want the find & replaced excluded on (for example: tag pages, search pages, any page of a specific category or menu, etc.)

Personally, I install the NoNumber ReReplacer extension on every Joomla! site that I develop.

I hope this helps.

Hello Joe,

I think Brian meant the site's search module.
If you want something not indexed then no index and no follow can be added in the item's 'Metadata Information' form.

yes, I meant the site search.
I ended up modifying the K2 search plugin and adding a config option to exclude certain articles based on their ID. it's working great.

Kudos Brian :)
Although creating a new plugin would ensure smooth updates (no backing up, patching...)

Though this question is some years old, it pops up as the first hit in Google. There is a plug-in for this, that can do even more: thekrotek.com/joomla-extensions/search-k2-pro