[Feature Request] Expanded search functionality (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by sighence@sh.itjust.works to c/mlemapp@lemmy.ml

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Apologies if this was already asked and answered. I looked through the list but didn’t see anything so I’m sharing info based on my experience so far.

Loving Mlem in general (working great on iPhone 12), but search is still a bit of a hindrance. Right now, the search function seems to be limited to searching for communities only. (Unless I’ve missed something?)

I would love having the ability to search for topics/keywords as well, especially as someone relatively new to the fediverse. It can be a bit difficult to discover communities if you have to already know their names, especially in cases where communities use names that aren’t necessarily intuitive or indicative of their content focus.

I’ve had a few experiences using Mlem where I search for something but no relevant communities pop up in the results - but if I use lemmy on desktop to search the same string I can see several posts with that topic/keyword across multiple communities, making it easier to identify potential communities that I might want to follow & contribute to.

Again, thanks for the work you do & love the app so far. It’s made Lemmy way easier and more fun to use for this humble reddit refugee. ❤️

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[-] ericbandrews@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

We're working on it! We've got some nice new search stuff in early development, still working out the ux but it should be out in the next build or two

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