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Exact match not first in search results
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deeohFeb 25, 2022
Sometimes the exact match for a search does not show up as the first result. Attached is one recent example; I'm sure something like popularity is driving this particular case, but I feel like an exact match should supersede that.
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We used to have an exact match and we got several complaints about it, especially with books where there could be tens or hundreds of books with a similar title or people couldn't quite remember the title of the book they were looking for.
Two things: if you add in (part of) the author's name to your search, you'll get the result you want at the top and we'll be soon introducing a dropdown as you type, which will help people get to the result they're looking for sooner.
Thanks for the quick reply. I was thinking more along the lines of some logic that allows one exact match to pop to the top of the current priority list, but do nothing else. That said, I completely agree that going to a strict match and no fuzzy find would be a huge step backwards. I'll keep your tips in mind, though!
Would it be possible to add a checkbox or something to the results that would allow users to short the results based on if they want to see exact matches or 'fuzzy best guess' ones?
I see a world where we have an advanced search in the future, where you can specify if you're searching for a book, author, series, etc. (all of which you can currently search for in that main search bar, by the way!), and maybe a checkbox like that will fit in here. In the meantime, working on improving our data, search ordering algorithm, and having the dropdown will be done first!