I’ll add my desire to filter/search custom user fields in the user directory.
Our community runs a hybrid WordPress/Discourse setup and we’ve created a map-based member directory on the WordPress side. But what our members really want is an interest-based member directory.
This is really hard to pull off on the WordPress side. But I don’t think it would take too much work to implement at https://[YourDiscourseSite]/u.
For example, we have custom user fields for current learning goals, places you’ve lived, and – most popularly – interests/passions/skills. If I could do a keyword search for a shared interest of “community building” or even a learning goal of “python coding,” that would be incredible for my community.
@HAWK, I know you were nudged in @weallwegot’s reply in September 2022. I’m willing to spell out the specs for a feature request if that’s the way you want this desire to unfold.
For what it’s worth, I’m not the only one looking for enhanced search abilities in the user directory.