Opening search page with "advanced filters" activated

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A user asks how to create a shortcut to open the search page with advanced filters activated by default. JammyDodger suggests using the ?expanded=true parameter in the search URL, which works as intended. sterretje confirms the solution, admitting they hadn’t noticed the hamburger menu in the search box before. Jagster affirms the method works. The discussion also references Discourse’s documentation in the Documentation category and the meta.discourse.org/docs site for further guidance.

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Hello again

I just found out that I can add a custime section to the sidebar. Great feature.

I would like to use it to provide a shortcut to open the search page (`/search’) with the advanced filters open by default.

Is that possible?

If yes, some pointers would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

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Would https://meta.discourse.org/search?expanded=true do the trick?

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I’m sure it will, thanks. I will try it as soon as our power is back on (load shedding :frowning_face:).

I tried it with advanced and that did not work.

Where do I find that documented (and documentation in general)? I did a quick search regarding this question here on the forum but it did not reveal it. My search skills are poor; is there a PDF or book about Discourse? Searching the web only seems to reveal medical (?) related stuff.

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We have a lot of guides and references, etc in our Documentation category (which can also be viewed at Documentation - Discourse Meta, or searched by using in:docs if you want to narrow the results down to just those topics) - though we are trying to add more things all the time. :+1: We also try to make the features as intuitive as possible, as well as include as much description ‘on-site’ as is practicable so you don’t have to search for more info elsewhere.

Though if you don’t find anything in a search please feel free to spin up a topic and ask. :slight_smile: :+1:

But for this, I just went to the advanced search and copied the link from the address bar. :slight_smile:

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Well, it works just fine here and on my forum. Even when at the sidebar :wink:

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I did not see that one coming :smiley: I’ve never clicked that hamburger in the search box in the two years that I have been exposed (as a user) to a Discourse based forum. But question solved :+1: