# Searching multi-select user fields

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-multi-select-user-fields/385144
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** user-custom-fields
**Created:** [October 9, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-multi-select-user-fields/385144 "2025-10-09T15:07:52Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-multi-select-user-fields/385144/5 "2025-10-22T09:08:55Z")

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It seems likely that the dot is a problem. Similar problems have occurred before.

- [Multiselect Custom User Field not appearing in Search? - #5 by JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiselect-custom-user-field-not-appearing-in-search/231339/5)
- [Searching by user details - #12 by JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-by-user-details/282823/12)
- [Are the custom fields searchable in the user directory? - #5 by Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-the-custom-fields-searchable-in-the-user-directory/246331/5)

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