i currently have a problem with my search box. my search box is an input that triggers a group that contains a repeating group. the repeating group does a search for posts based on the input’s value.
the results only show up if they exactly match the input’s value…
…but this is not getting me the functioning that i want because i want the results to be based on relevance to the input’s value, the way all searches work on the internet.
The “Contains” function currently only supports complete words (for example, “Peter” will return “Peter”, but “Pete” will return nothing). A more flexible search has been asked for on the board earlier, and the Bubble team has, if I remember correctly, said that this will probably be added at some point in the future, but they can’t commit to a date.
This thread takes up the same challenge, with some discussions on the new feature, and a possible (but complex) workaraound:
so are you saying that everyone has to put up with a search that is exact match?
is there anyway to make a proper search work or is it only exact match?
There are workarounds. Search the forum for details.
@aphz88 This thread might be of interest. I haven’t checked it out thouroughly, but thought of your request when I saw it:
If Bubble is built on Bubble I dont see why it would not be an option to have the same search bar and function that is used here on the forums?
