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    The new search tool is broken

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    FlyingsCool
    FlyingsCool
    OP
    Jul 11, 2026, 09:54 PM
    121d ago

    I assume you've changed the search tool?

    It used to be, I would hit the search tool at the top of the home page, and it would either bring me to a new page, or I'd enter my search string and it would open a new page. Now it gives me the result under the little search bar. When I click on the result (In this case, I searched for KPRB) under the search field, it does nothing.

    Exquisite
    Exquisite
    Staff
    Aug 10, 2026, 10:12 AM
    92d ago
    Nothing has changed in terms of behaviour; it was probably just a temporary browser issue. Have you tried using a different browser?
    SkeeterJawn
    SkeeterJawn
    Oct 12, 2026, 01:30 PM
    29d ago
    I have had this same issue for some time (many months). Trying a different browser and updating browsers has not helped. After entering a search string, I must click the search icon and then click at the end of the search string which presents a list of search reults. Moving the cursor highlights each result individually but clicking on a highlighted result produces nothing. Clicking on "More Results" only closes the search window.
    cooperwarner8
    cooperwarner8
    Oct 17, 2026, 01:48 AM
    24d ago
    Search is completely broken on all browsers for me, i load a livery search for example where there is hundres and it says no addons found, its like the filtering is too aggressive
    Exquisite
    Exquisite
    Staff
    Oct 18, 2026, 10:16 AM
    23d ago
    cooperwarner8 wrote:

    Search is completely broken on all browsers for me, i load a livery search for example where there is hundres and it say…

    Could you provide a specific example of a search term you're using, along with the results you'd expect to see but aren't appearing? Without a concrete example, it's difficult for us to narrow down the issue and investigate further.
    SkeeterJawn
    SkeeterJawn
    Oct 23, 2026, 06:40 PM
    17d ago

    The problem may be confined to searching from the Home screen. For example, at the Home screen > Search > Search Add-Ons > MINNESOTA yields a list 5 add-ons related to Minnesota and an option for MORE RESULTS, but hIghlighting and clicking on the results produces nothing. However, if I select AIRPORTS and any sub-category and then enter a search under SEARCH AIRPORTS, it works fine. Search seems to work after first selecting AIRCRAFT, LIVERIES, AIRPORTS or SCENERY but does not work from the search option on the Home screen menu itself.

    cooperwarner8
    cooperwarner8
    Oct 28, 2026, 05:40 AM
    13d ago
    Exquisite wrote:

    Could you provide a specific example of a search term you're using, along with the results you'd expect to see but aren'…

    Can't post a screenshot but if i go to the navigation bar at the top, liveries....ini a30 for example. With no filters i get zero results
    Exquisite
    Exquisite
    Staff
    Oct 28, 2026, 10:03 AM
    13d ago
    cooperwarner8 wrote:

    Can't post a screenshot but if i go to the navigation bar at the top, liveries....ini a30 for example. With no filters i…

    We don't use AI for regular searches. The issue is that "ini A30" doesn't match any add-on titles or descriptions. You need to search for either the full name, "iniBuilds A300", or simply "A300". Our search uses whole-word matching against add-on titles and descriptions. Since "ini" isn't a standalone word in any of the titles, it won't match "iniBuilds". This is intentional behavior.
    FlyingsCool
    FlyingsCool
    OP
    Oct 29, 2026, 09:59 PM
    11d ago
    What Skeeter said. My experience was similar to his. It's been a while, but, as I noted, searching from the home page was broken. It seems to have changed, but I can't say I've done any searching recently.
    cooperwarner8
    cooperwarner8
    Oct 29, 2026, 10:11 PM
    11d ago
    Exquisite wrote:

    We don't use AI for regular searches. The issue is that "ini A30" doesn't match any add-on titles or descriptions. You n…

    Thank you but this is not the issue. Firstly, I do not need to search using the search bar. My message says that using the navigation bar at the top (home, aircraft, liveries, scenery, discovery etc.), that if I navigate to an aircraft livery page with the links provided and follow it to the Inibuilds A380 for example it says no liveries are available as if it's been filtered out. I can also have the same issue from google. If I open the Inibuilds A380 page from google, page 1 of the liveries appear, when I click next page it says no liveries found, go back to page 1 and no liveries found. It makes no sense. Ive tried multiple browsers, cleared cache, different network. Just to also clarify this issue is not only with the Ini A380, this is with anything searched on the website
    FlyingsCool
    FlyingsCool
    OP
    Nov 1, 2026, 04:49 PM
    8d ago
    @Cooperwarner8 why are you posting that problem here? This thread is about issues with the searchbar not working on the home page.
    cooperwarner8
    cooperwarner8
    Nov 7, 2026, 12:47 AM
    3d ago
    FlyingsCool wrote:

    @Cooperwarner8 why are you posting that problem here? This thread is about issues with the searchbar not working on the…

    it is the same issue. I am getting the same issue from the searchbar on the homepage as I am when i navigate to it manually. I believe the error is from the same cause with the same result
    FlyingsCool
    FlyingsCool
    OP
    Nov 10, 2026, 02:04 AM
    13h ago

    @Cooperwarner8, this post is about the search bar and how it works. You literally said you're not using the search fleld. The problem you describe of following links to liveries and those links going nowhere in no web page design in the world would be the same problem as the search field not working properly. I highly recommend you start a new bug report.

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