# Add support for searching pdf files in forum topics from AI personas

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-searching-pdf-files-in-forum-topics-from-ai-personas/390578
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [6 december 2025 om 12:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-searching-pdf-files-in-forum-topics-from-ai-personas/390578 "2025-12-06T12:48:09Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [6 december 2025 om 17:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-searching-pdf-files-in-forum-topics-from-ai-personas/390578/3 "2025-12-06T17:50:25Z")

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I think that a plugin might add the text to the cooked post in an optionally hidden details element. That would add it so it would be found, I think. If you’re self hosted I think it’d be a only a few hundred dollars to have developed. Or, if it sounds like they’re interested, submitted as a PR, for about twice as much (to include tests and such).

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