Search feature to also check Historical Entries

Feature Upgrade · Timelines · Created by AdmiralWeeG
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Currently the Search Feature only checks articles. This can be very frustrating when much of the detail for a Campaign is recorded in the Timelines / Historical Entries.

Follow up


I think you have misunderstood me. I'm referring to the Search text box that appears on the top left of any world page (just beneath the WorldAnvil logo and Community link). Text entered here only searches articles. For example, if you consider one of my first Historical entries...   https://www.worldanvil.com/w/greyhaven-admiralweeg/h/5b0a761f-2169-446d-a1ba-03911f7b035c   ...this has the word Athkatla in the Title, Short Description and Full Content. But when I use the Search text box to search for Athkatla in my world I only see one person, one article and two locations in the results.   Please visit my world and repeat these steps to understand what I mean. Let me know if you need any more information from me.   Thank you,   Graham.  
Sorry, just to follow up on my follow up. I didn't realise the search you were referring to was in the world Dashboard, I was using the World View. The Search in the sidebar of the World Dashboard does indeed find words in the Historical entry titles. It would be great if it could also find it in the Short Description and Full Content. I hope this request is clear. Please let me know if I can help explain it further.   Cheers,   Graham

The Team's Response

Thanks for your suggestion! This was indeed suggested and accepted in the past, but it was not forgotten—it's actually already implemented! The new search system looks through historical events too; use the magnifying glass in the sidebar (or Ctrl+K) to use it.
Current score

37/300 Votes · +6111 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by halduron
    on 2024-04-17 20:45
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    by Masha Medov
    on 2024-04-07 18:50
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    by Observer of the Stars
    on 2024-04-07 18:44
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    by A Rambunctious Kitten
    on 2024-04-06 12:50
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    by A Mischievous Kobold
    on 2024-04-04 23:06
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    by hallowmeme queen
    on 2024-04-04 17:41
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    by KazutoDM
    on 2024-04-03 13:01
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    by Recon777
    on 2024-04-02 23:05
    I already have an ACCEPTED feature request fo this from two years ago that never got implemented. Someone needs to point this out to the devs. I think it got forgotten.   https://www.worldanvil.com/community/voting/suggestion/0179ed69-2c13-418a-a94d-bd62de87c4ff/view
  • +1

    by SebGreg732
    on 2024-04-02 22:20
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    by JoellaKay
    on 2024-04-02 20:23
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    by mikawa
    on 2024-04-02 15:18
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    by Mikrokouneli
    on 2024-04-02 12:31
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    by AgoHige
    on 2024-04-02 01:53
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    by L.R.St.Nelson
    on 2024-04-01 17:34
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    by Delagard
    on 2024-04-01 11:04
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    by Mr.bacon227
    on 2024-03-31 17:30
    i would really like this
  • +300

    by SplendorS
    on 2024-03-30 12:19
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    by BKWillits
    on 2024-03-29 19:27
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    by cybersmily
    on 2024-03-29 16:21
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    by ketterer
    on 2024-03-28 16:16
    I think i have noticed that story tellers screen search is older
  • +100

    by PoppaeaSabina
    on 2024-03-27 20:26
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    by tjtrewin
    on 2024-03-27 14:35
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    by kaixabu
    on 2024-03-27 13:51
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    by Hellope1
    on 2024-03-27 11:51
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    by Amancham
    on 2024-03-27 10:02
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    by Nikandros
    on 2024-03-27 07:16
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    by yeti1069
    on 2024-03-26 20:25
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    by ss2020
    on 2024-03-25 15:51
    Um, this is available in the Search already, using Ctrl-K.
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    by JetpackMonkey
    on 2024-03-25 09:52
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    by Ratha
    on 2024-03-24 21:36
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    by WriterV
    on 2024-03-24 21:11
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    by Prometheus1986
    on 2024-03-24 21:10
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    by A Beloved Dryad
    on 2024-03-24 20:54
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    by Careen Ligh
    on 2024-03-24 20:14
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    by Marine Hermitant
    on 2024-03-24 15:45
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    by MrShiny
    on 2024-03-24 01:33
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    by Squiggletag
    on 2024-03-23 18:12
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    by AdmiralWeeG
    on 2024-03-23 17:52