Adjust forum search

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The forum channels are amazing but I've noticed some issues regarding the search function of them as well as the tags that I feel could be improved.

  1. Currently, selecting two or more tags only pulls posts marked with any of them and not posts marked with all the tags selected. I feel it should only pull posts marked with all tags or, at the very least, allow a user to toggle like for that if they want to narrow their search down more.

    This can be used in conjunction with the text search since you can narrow down posts by their tags from there. In big servers with a lot of posts, this can really help find in the sea of many topics.
  2. Searching should pull from the text description of the initial post and not just the title. Not everyone will title their post with something that may help someone search it so this could help others find them.
  3. Searching should pull similar matches and not just exact matches. I was looking for an old post by searching for the username that I had put in the title but realized I only did the first part [Ex; Inkless instead of Inklessdragon] so my search pulled up nothing.

    A similar thing happens with posts marked as ‘com’ ‘commission’ ‘comm’ since not everyone marks them the time it can get lost in search. At the very least a toggle for that could be nice if other do not want it.

I'm sure there are other ways to improve the search but these three are the ones that stood out to me when first trying to utilize it in my server.

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  • _yunuz

    Yes, I completely agree with this issue. There is a forum with over 1000 help articles, but we can only search the titles. The content of the forum should also be searched.

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  • Alex Carey

    Here are some suggestions for improving the search function and tag usage on the forum:

    1. **Tag Combination Search**:
      - Allow users to toggle between "any" and "all" when selecting multiple tags, enabling more precise searches.

    2. **Text Description Search**:
      - Enhance the search functionality to include the text descriptions of initial posts, not just titles, for a more comprehensive search.

    3. **Fuzzy Matching**:
      - Implement fuzzy matching for search terms to account for partial or similar matches, helping users find posts even with minor differences in spelling or terminology.

    4. **Tag Synonyms**:
      - Introduce a system for recognizing and combining synonymous tags (e.g., ‘com’, ‘commission’, ‘comm’) to improve search accuracy.

    These changes could significantly enhance the user experience, particularly in large servers with many posts.

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