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# Attribute ranking order

> This article explains how the order of attributes in the `searchableAttributes` array impacts search result relevancy.

In most datasets, some fields are more relevant to search than others. A `title`, for example, might be more meaningful to a movie search than its `overview` or its `release_date`.

When `searchableAttributes` is using its default value, `[*]`, all fields carry the same weight.

If you manually configure [the searchable attributes list](/capabilities/full_text_search/how_to/configure_displayed_attributes#the-searchableattributes-list), attributes that appear early in the array are more important when calculating search result relevancy.

## Example

<CodeGroup>
  ```json theme={null}
  [
    "title",
    "overview",
    "release_date"
  ]
  ```
</CodeGroup>

With the above attribute ranking order, matching words found in the `title` field would have a higher impact on relevancy than the same words found in `overview` or `release_date`. If you searched for "1984", for example, results like Michael Radford's film "1984" would be ranked higher than movies released in the year 1984.

## Attribute ranking order and nested objects

By default, nested fields share the same weight as their parent attribute. Use dot notation to set different weights for attributes in nested objects:

<CodeGroup>
  ```json theme={null}
  [
    "title",
    "review.critic",
    "overview",
    "review.user"
  ]
  ```
</CodeGroup>

With the above ranking order, `review.critic` becomes more important than its sibling `review.user` when calculating a document's ranking score.

<Note>
  The `attributeRank` and `wordPosition` rules' positions in [`rankingRules`](/capabilities/full_text_search/relevancy/ranking_rules) determine how the results are sorted. Meaning, **if `attributeRank` is at the bottom of the ranking rules list, it will have almost no impact on your search results.**

  The legacy `attribute` rule combines both `attributeRank` and `wordPosition`. If you use `attribute`, its position determines the impact of both attribute ranking order and position within attributes.
</Note>