I am pleased to announce that the Metadata Search Web Part for SharePoint 2010 is now released! The Web Part allows users to do advanced search in SharePoint 2010 with very minimal configuration.

The Web Part has the following features:

• Search SharePoint lists – perform advanced searches on any SharePoint list or library using metadata
• Generate reports based on SharePoint list items – export to print-friendly pages or Word documents
• Adaptive styling – works with any SharePoint 2010 theme and styling
• Open-up SharePoint list items on the search result screen

You can download and try the product today!

When you’re trying to create a Search Center site in SharePoint 2010, you get an error that looks like the following:

You have to activate SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure in Site Collection Features in order to create Search Center sites: