# Search usability and data

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-usability-and-data/33149>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** search\
**Created:** [September 11, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-usability-and-data/33149 "2015-09-11T23:22:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![charleswalter](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/charleswalter/32/116433_2.png) [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-usability-and-data/33149/1 "2015-09-11T23:22:29Z")

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Is there a way to get any info on how users are using search? What they are searching for?

We have a lot of categories, so I thought the search would be used almost as a way of global navigation.

I think the ability to search in topic by default should be a community option. Most users may prefer using it as a way to jump around the larger community.

But it’s hard to make the right suggestions without the data.

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