Status: Available What search finds, how to use it, and why some things don't show up.
Search is the fastest way to find your way around the community. Use the search bar to jump straight to a person, a post, or anything else you're looking for instead of scrolling to find it.
What search finds
A single search looks across the main things in your community:
- Posts from the newsfeed
- Members
- Groups
- Courses
- Events
- Blog posts
- Products
- Plans
So one query can turn up a person and a group and a course all at once.
How to use it
Type at least 3 characters to start getting results. Search waits for a couple of characters so it can show you something useful instead of matching almost everything. As you keep typing, the results narrow down.
What it doesn't search
Search doesn't look inside everything. It won't find:
- The content inside course lessons
- Chat messages in your direct messages
- Comments on blog posts
If you're trying to find something from one of those places, you'll need to open it directly rather than relying on search.
You only see what you can access
Search results respect what you're allowed to see. If there's content you don't have access to, it won't show up in your results. So everything you find in search is something you can actually open.