# 搜索是否应限制在类别内，并包含子类别？ **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [2016年三月15日 18:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100 "2016-03-15T18:12:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Post date:** [2016年三月15日 18:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100/1 "2016-03-15T18:12:01Z")
我有一个用于挑战/任务的分类，除了其子分类外，该分类本身是空的。我原以为搜索该分类就能找到子分类中的内容，但实际却不行。 在这里的 meta 页面上，点击 #Customization > Plugin 并搜索 “discord”，你可以找到 “Discourse to Discord bot” 这篇帖子；但如果直接搜索该插件分类，这条帖子就找不到了。如果能在所有这些分类中一起搜索就好了。 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/5/3588c7422c084d2ff208aa1e5bb4b20228d985e9.png) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/7/176ef7e1ac91a3e37f6bfc6e8c6e726e4da48fbd.png) ---
**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Post date:** [2016年三月16日 20:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100/2 "2016-03-16T20:53:24Z")
Hmm yeh, haven’t really encountered this before but I think searching category+sub-categories by default makes sense. We’d have to come up with some sort of syntax for when you only want to search the parent category though, like `category:plugin+none` ---
**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Post date:** [2017年二月7日 22:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100/3 "2017-02-07T22:00:20Z")
This is now supported as per this change by @sam [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/df8f365d999e113615c51efee4cfa3115c267783](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/df8f365d999e113615c51efee4cfa3115c267783) So: To search #howto and all sub categories use > something #howto OR > something category:howto To restrict it so you only search the category #howto without children use: > something #=howto OR > something category:=howto * * * We still need to decide what to do about the “search this category” checkbox. ---
**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Post date:** [2017年二月8日 02:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100/4 "2017-02-08T02:10:40Z")
> [@erlend\_sh](#): > > We still need to decide what to do about the “search this category” checkbox Is there room for two check boxes? ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [2017年二月8日 02:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100/5 "2017-02-08T02:17:43Z")
When is two checkboxes ever the right choice? ---
**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Post date:** [2017年二月8日 02:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100/6 "2017-02-08T02:24:41Z")
Sounds compelling. In that case, I vote for the check box to include subcategories. ---
**Author:** ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Post date:** [2017年二月8日 11:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100/7 "2017-02-08T11:11:28Z")
> [@pfaffman](#): > > In that case, I vote for the check box to include subcategories. You mean to exclude? As it is included by default now… ---
**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Post date:** [2017年二月8日 14:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100/8 "2017-02-08T14:22:59Z")
> [@cpradio](#): > > You mean to exclude? As it is included by default now… I think he means this 🙂 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/0/106bdd981bf8b72902ca3f6fa83f0d3a423996b5.png) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/b/3be4d8d284fffa9ff2b996e5317908fca189caba.png) I also think include by default is probably a better call “Search the #howto category” may need slightly better wording though. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [2017年二月23日 02:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100/9 "2017-02-23T02:47:19Z")