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[Enhancement] Search: full-text search engine

Patrick Bass · May 24 · 40 · 1 Locked
[Feature Enhancement] [High Effort] [Deployed to Production]
🚀 OP May 24, 2026 7:52pm

Type: Enhancement

Priority: P2

Current state: Search relies on SQL LIKE queries. No search analytics.

Proposed improvement: Integrate a lightweight search engine (Meilisearch or similar) for threads, posts, files, and users. Add search analytics: what users search for, zero-result queries, click-through rates. Informs content strategy.


Patrick Bass
@mobieus

🚀 May 26, 2026 6:25pm

Resolved. Search already uses FULLTEXT indexes (upgraded from LIKE in an earlier session). This round added search analytics: every query is logged to a search_queries table. The admin dashboard at /admin/search-analytics shows total searches, unique queries, zero-result rate (color-coded), top 20 queries, zero-result queries (content gaps), and searches by type. Period selector for 24h/7d/30d/90d. The search results page was also redesigned with colored type icons, body snippets, avatars, and stats.


Patrick Bass
@mobieus

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