Macrons and search results in NZ

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I’m also in Aotearoa NZ; I hadn’t encountered this problem yet, but I can certainly reproduce it on our site:

Using ‘maori’ (without macron)

The image displays a web browser with search results and articles from the Maori website, focusing on topics including data guardianship, gamified learning of Te Reo in health, teleshealth equity, AI adoption, and contributions by Maori community movements. (Captioned by AI)
The image displays a web browser with search results and articles from the Maori website, focusing on topics including data guardianship, gamified learning of Te Reo in health, teleshealth equity, AI adoption, and contributions by Maori community movements. (Captioned by AI)604×571 60.3 KB

Using ‘māori’ (with macron)

A screenshot displaying a news article titled "Kiaupapa Maori digital gambling harm service to reduce inequities" from eHealth News, with related articles on topics such as technology advancements in Maori education, digital service workshops for government services, an AI development partnership, and micro-credentialing projects benefitting Maori and Pacific populations. (Captioned by AI)
A screenshot displaying a news article titled "Kiaupapa Maori digital gambling harm service to reduce inequities" from eHealth News, with related articles on topics such as technology advancements in Maori education, digital service workshops for government services, an AI development partnership, and micro-credentialing projects benefitting Maori and Pacific populations. (Captioned by AI)604×571 64.8 KB

However, it seems that the feature is already implemented, but not well documented. Look for the Search ignore accents site setting. I’ve moved your topic to Support as a result.

I’ve just turned it on for the first time, which will hopefully improve the search experience of our users. It hasn’t changed anything as yet, and I suspect that I’ll need to trigger a search index rebuild for it do so as per this:

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