How to hide system preference panes in default search results

[yinan]

Hi, I am using system-settings workflow to search for preference panes, so I would like to hide preference panes in the default search results. Here is my settings, I have removed the /System/Library/Prefpanes/ in spotlight index

But still, .prefPane files show up unless I uncheck the Preferences. But I do want to keep the Preferences checked though, because I have third-party apps that run as .prefpane

 

[Stephen_C]

Uncheck Preferences as shown in your second screen shot.

 

Stephen

[yinan]

2 hours ago, yinan said:

But still, .prefPane files show up unless I uncheck the Preferences. But I do want to keep the Preferences checked though, because I have third-party apps that run as .prefpane

Hi Stephen, Thanks, but as I said, I do want to keep the setting checked as some third-party apps run as preferences and I would like them to be in default search while keeping away in-stock ones. Is there a way of doing that?

Edited June 4, 2023 by yinan

[Vero]

@yinan You could uncheck the default System Preferences box and create a workflow with keywords to trigger the custom ones you'd like to add for third-party apps in a similar way to the app nicknames mentioned here:

 

https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/give-files-nicknames-to-find-them-faster/

[yinan]

15 hours ago, Vero said:

@yinan You could uncheck the default System Preferences box and create a workflow with keywords to trigger the custom ones you'd like to add for third-party apps in a similar way to the app nicknames mentioned here:

 

https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/give-files-nicknames-to-find-them-faster/

This works, thanks!