A few weeks ago there was a brand new search experience on Meta and on our forum but then later it changed back to the old version. My members preferred the new one. I’m guessing it had a problem so changed back? I was just wondering if it would be coming back again or if there is a setting to change it.

Are you refering to the one which shows ‘Discobot discoveries’? IIRC there was a bug that was caused by it, so it was disabled.

Yes but we didn’t actually use the AI search just the new look search was a big improvement.

I think it was this issue: [image] Error when performing a search on meta Bug Hello, I’ve detected an error: when I perform a search, nothing appears—only the search interface keeps repeating over and over again. This is happening on this very site, meta.discourse.org. [The image shows the interface of the Discord app with a search bar and options for searching static pages and topics/posts. (Captioned by AI)] [The image shows a screenshot of a dark theme with the Meta Discourse search interface showing the categories "General" and some browser interface icons. (Captio…

But that was fixed? I don’t see why it is still disabled.

What happened to the new search?

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NateDhaliwal (Nate Dhaliwal) July 12, 2025, 12:44pm 4

I think it was this issue:

Topic		Replies	Views
Error when performing a search on meta Bug search , ai	6	281	May 30, 2025
Having trouble with "Search This Topic" Bug	6	947	July 2, 2021
When was this new Search page added? Site feedback	1	151	August 30, 2026
Reenable discover search (per user settings) Product Support ai	4	373	June 20, 2025
The "Discobot discoveries" search results on Meta Bug search , ai	6	323	February 8, 2026

What happened to the new search?

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