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Search posts, spaces and people

Use Search to find posts, spaces and people on Boogir. Switch between the Post, Space and User tabs, filter posts by type and by country or region, and browse Trending posts.

Guide · TutorialJohn SmithJohn Smith2 days ago · 3 min read · 3 views

Search finds three kinds of results: posts, spaces and people. You can search without signing in.

The results page

  • Post – matching posts. The chips All, Articles, Stories, Events and Documents filter by post type.
  • Space – matching spaces, with their number of posts. Open a space to read it and select Subscribe to follow it.
  • User – matching people. Open a profile to see what they have published.

The heading shows Results for your search and how many results were found. If nothing matches, you see No search results for the keyword followed by your search. Try a shorter or more general word, another tab, or a wider region.

Filter by country or region

The Country/Region filter sits to the right of the results heading. Select it, then pick a country or region from the list. You can type in the list to find one quickly. Choose Global to see results from everywhere again.

Your choice applies straight away to the current search and stays in place for the next searches you run, until you change it or reload the page.

Trending

When you open Search without typing anything, you see Trending: a list of popular posts to browse. Scroll down to load more.

Suggestions and your history

When you select the search box, a panel opens with:

  • Search for what you have typed so far.
  • Suggested searches that match your words.
  • When you are signed in, the posts you viewed recently, so you can get back to them quickly. If you have not viewed any posts yet, it shows No history.

Select any line to open it.

On a computer

Select Search in the left menu, or type into the Search Boogir box on the right of the Home page. On the Search page the box stays at the top while you scroll, and suggestions open in a list under it.

Search on a computer

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Type what you are looking forClick the Search Boogir box and type a word or phrase. Suggestions appear as you type.
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Run the searchPress Enter, or select a suggestion. The first suggestion is always Search for followed by exactly what you typed.
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Pick a tabResults open on the Post tab. Switch to Space to find spaces, or User to find people.
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Narrow the resultsOn the Post tab, choose All, Articles, Stories, Events or Documents. To limit results to one place, use the Country/Region filter next to the results heading.
Search results for business on desktop, with the Post, Space and User tabs, the post type chips and the Country/Region filter
The Space tab of the search results showing a list of matching spaces
The Search page with no search entered, showing the Trending heading, the Country/Region filter and a list of posts
The search suggestions panel open under the Search Boogir box, with a Search for line, suggestions and recently viewed posts

On your phone

These steps are the same in the Boogir app and on boogir.com in your phone's browser.

Tap Search in the bottom bar, or the search button at the top of the screen. The top bar turns into the Search Boogir box. There is no search box on the Home page itself.

Search on your phone

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Open SearchTap Search in the bottom bar or the search button at the top. Before you type, the page shows Trending posts.
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Type what you are looking forTap the Search Boogir box at the top and type. The suggestions panel fills the screen, starting with Search for and what you typed.
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Run the searchTap the search key on your keyboard, or tap a suggestion. To close the suggestions without searching, tap the X at the top right.
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Pick a tab and narrow the resultsTap Post, Space or User. On the Post tab, tap a chip such as Articles, or tap Country/Region to pick a place.
The search suggestions panel filling a phone screen, with the Search Boogir box at the top and a Search for line
Search results for business on a phone, with the Post, Space and User tabs, the type chips and the first results
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