# Searching categories does not include sub forums with a parent that matches the search

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-categories-does-not-include-sub-forums-with-a-parent-that-matches-the-search/28218>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [1. Mai 2015 um 23:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-categories-does-not-include-sub-forums-with-a-parent-that-matches-the-search/28218 "2015-05-01T23:47:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![NomNuggetNom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nomnuggetnom/32/122685_2.png) [@NomNuggetNom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NomNuggetNom)\
**Post date:** [1. Mai 2015 um 23:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-categories-does-not-include-sub-forums-with-a-parent-that-matches-the-search/28218/1 "2015-05-01T23:47:44Z")

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A bit of a mouthful here. Easiest way to see what I mean is to repro:

- Start to post a topic and use the category drop-down to search
- Type in “support”
- Note that only the main “support” category showed

I would expect that the sub-categories of “support” also appear when I search. If this is behaving as intended please move the topic.

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