Autocomplete overrides first choice when searching for category + tag, or tag + tag

davidb · March 28, 2026, 9:21am

This should fix the issue once it’s merged:

github.com/discourse/discourse

FIX: search autocomplete with multiple tags (#38930)

main ← search-autocomplete-multiple-hashtags

merged 09:37AM - 01 Apr 26 UTC

dbattersby

+34 -4

When searching with 1 hashtag, the text before the hashtag is retained when the …user clicks the autocomplete. So therefore `best #desi` becomes `best #design` after clicking the autosuggestion. However with multiple keywords, everything after the first hashtag gets replaced by the autocomplete value. So therefore searching `#ux #desi` becomes `#design` after clicking the autosuggestion. <hr /> This change checks the last hashtag in the search field (not first instance) and therefore keeps any existing tags or categories in the search field. So now searching `#ux #desi` becomes `#ux #design` after clicking the autosuggestion.

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Autocomplete overrides first choice when searching for category + tag, or tag + tag

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