Opened 3 years ago
Closed 2 years ago
#6362 closed enhancement (fixed)
Search photos by username
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Component: | Photo Directory | Keywords: | |
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Description
The search on /photos should also return values when searching by username. Currently searching for either Topher or topher1kenobe returns no results.
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2 years ago
Example of a search for "mattt" (which has a matching photo) that also presents a link to that user's photo archive
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2 years ago
I don't think we should integrate photos from contributors whose username matches the search (e.g. photos contributed by @pickle don't make sense when someone searches for "pickle"). However, it would definitely be helpful to suggest viewing the archive of a contributor if the search is fully and exactly for their username.
See 6362-search-no-results-username-match.png for an example of how a search for "topher1kenobe" returns no results (since no photos match), but a link to your photo archive is presented.
See 6362-search-results-username-match.png for an example of how a search for "matt" shows a result (the search term is a partial match within the description) but also offers a link to a matching user's archive. _This is likely to be a rare situation._ (Note: as of this posting, matt does not have a photo in the Photo Directory so the screenshot is what the search would look like if he did.)
I don't think it's appropriate for the photo search to function as a user search. Finding usernames itself may have merit as a standalone utility (perhaps as a Profiles search tool), but that should be raised separately. Therefore, a search for "topher" will continue to not find users with "topher" in their name, only potentially @topher if such an account exists and has contributed a photo.
Example of a search for "topher1kenobe" (which has no matching photos) that presents a link to that user's photo archive