How to make search box do a true full data search?

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Im asking this question in the subtopic of database because I have this feeling I need to set up something specific that Im just not understanding correctly.

Basically, what I would like to do with the search box is to allow users to search the entire database, but when I go to put in the dynamic search options, it only allows anything that has the data field as “text”. Any of my data fields that contain lists are not available for searching. Right now I have it set to data type: Product, but I want the user to be able to search for any data field under the Product. That would include category, tags, (going to try to add this function later), product name, etc. Right now, I can only allow the user to search for the Product Name, but that severely limits what search results will populate.

How can I make the search box function how I need it to? Or is there a different plug-in I should be using instead? Do I need to change my database structure or is it just a workflow that Im not understanding? Any help is greatly appreciated! If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask away! Here is a link to my editor:

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Hi, I am also looking for the answer to this .

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Searchbox isn’t really meant for that – it’s meant for a single search field, since it’s showing you the list of matching results from that field, and that list narrows as you type.

There’s an “any field constraint” you can play around with if you want the user just to type into one box and it searches across all the fields.

Might be a plugin as well, but can’t help you there.

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