# Searching for translated title not working on local instance

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-translated-title-not-working-on-local-instance/415844>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** content-localization\
**Created:** [October 27, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-translated-title-not-working-on-local-instance/415844 "2026-10-27T10:16:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Honeyxilia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/honeyxilia/32/523830_2.png) [@Honeyxilia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Honeyxilia)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-translated-title-not-working-on-local-instance/415844/1 "2026-10-27T10:16:09Z")

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Hello, we’re hosting a Discourse ( [https://forum.commown.coop/](https://forum.commown.coop/) ) instance with manually translated articles between French and German, with French as the default language and German as the supplementary language.

One of the features, which seems to be available on this instance of Discourse, is being able to search an article from the translated title, such as the following exemple underneath, looking up the "Install:

 ![Search bar on the Discourse Meta website. The form input contains the sentence "Installer Discourse sur Ubuntu", and underneath, one result is visible with a topic titled "Installer Discourse sur Ubuntu ou Debian pour le dé..." being cut off with a character limit.](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/6/2/2620bacbfe2716ea36cbe136f4872e902ba7b85e.png)

(the original article for reference)

> [@Install Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian for Development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-ubuntu-or-debian-for-development/14727):
>
> warning This guide covers installation instructions in a development environment. For a production guide see: [Install Discourse in production with the official supported instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-in-production/142537) So you want to set up Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian to hack on and develop with? We’ll assume that you work locally and don’t have Ruby/Rails/Postgres/Redis installed on your Ubuntu or Debian system. Let’s begin! Requirements We suggest having at least 4 GB RAM and 2 CPU cores. Current compatibility: O…

However, on our instance, we cannot replicate the same behavior for translated titled.  
For instance, after accessing our forum with German set as the language, and trying to look up this translated article, we cannot search it using the translated title.

 ![Searchbar on the Commown forum, above a topic titled "Die IMEI-Nummer eines Smartphones finden". In the searchbar form is written "nummer", and the following text is displayed underneath: "Keine Ergebnisse gefunden".](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/b/6/6b622c57d8d17ba1de1793b5f9399f27ebab8126.png)

(The original article for reference)

> **[Trouver le numéro IMEI de son smartphone](https://forum.commown.coop/t/trouver-le-numero-imei-de-son-smartphone/2678)**
>
> Introduction Le numéro IMEI d’un téléphone portable (International Mobile Equipment Identity) est un identifiant lié à l’équipement mobile présent dans l’appareil. Ils sont uniques à chaque smartphone et sont utilisés en tant que numéro de série...

Is there some feature we need to tick in order to be able to look up articles in their translated languages (without activating automated translations) ?  
Thanks in advance !

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