11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising: one or more instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: receive a query including at least one search term; search a content database to identify content items related to the at least one search term; access a default boost value from a memory device; determine whether the query includes a first override boost value; select a boost value as one of: the default boost value when the query is determined to not include the first override boost value, or the first override boost value when the query is determined to include the first override boost value; access a second override boost value from the query; generate a first relevance score for each content item of the identified content items by combining a plurality of scores assigned to characteristics that apply to the identified content item; select at least one content item that includes a characteristic associated with the boost value from the identified content items; generate a second relevance score for the selected at least one content item by modifying the first relevance score of the at least one content item using the boost value and the second override boost value; generate an ordered list of the identified content items based on the first and second relevance scores; and displaying cause the ordered list to be displayed on a display device.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising: one or more instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: receive a query including at least one search term; search a content database to identify content items related to the at least one search term; access a default boost value from a memory device; determine whether the query includes a first override boost value; select a boost value as one of: the default boost value when the query is determined to not include the first override boost value, or the first override boost value when the query is determined to include the first override boost value; access a second override boost value from the query; generate a first relevance score for each content item of the identified content items by combining a plurality of scores assigned to characteristics that apply to the identified content item; select at least one content item that includes a characteristic associated with the boost value from the identified content items; generate a second relevance score for the selected at least one content item by modifying the first relevance score of the at least one content item using the boost value and the second override boost value; generate an ordered list of the identified content items based on the first and second relevance scores; and displaying cause the ordered list to be displayed on a display device. 12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more instructions, which cause the at least one processor to generate the second relevance score, cause the at least one processor to: multiply the first relevance score using the boost value.