YouTube titles intermittently appearing in search results

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I found an old topic where a feature was introduced to allow YouTube video titles to be retrieved in search results.

However, I am finding that on https://community.drownedinsound.com that this functionality is inconsistently working.

Example

In the Later… with Jools Holland topic, there are numerous YouTube videos posted as replies.

If I search for At The Drive-In (the 5th reply) we can clearly see that the YouTube title has been successfully indexed and is searchable as part of the results.

The image shows a post on a forum displaying the text "At The Drive-In – One Armed Scissor (Later Archive 2000)" from 15 hours ago by a user named ma0sm, accompanied by a YouTube link. (Captioned by AI)
The image shows a post on a forum displaying the text "At The Drive-In – One Armed Scissor (Later Archive 2000)" from 15 hours ago by a user named ma0sm, accompanied by a YouTube link. (Captioned by AI)1203×434 34 KB

However, if I search for Battles (the 6th reply) then no results are returned.

The image shows a search interface with a query for "Battles" in the topic section, but no results were found. (Captioned by AI)
The image shows a search interface with a query for "Battles" in the topic section, but no results were found. (Captioned by AI)1223×344 21.6 KB

Is there a reason one has been indexed correctly and the other has not? I’m happy to try different things / provide more information if it can help diagnose the issue.

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This example is a little misleading, the video title appears in the result — but the result is based on the text in the post

This image appears to be a screenshot from a social media platform, featuring a post in a thread or discussion about a topic titled "At The Drive-In." (Captioned by AI)
This image appears to be a screenshot from a social media platform, featuring a post in a thread or discussion about a topic titled "At The Drive-In." (Captioned by AI)955×208 42.5 KB

Definitely some kind of problem though… another example, there’s no mcalmont text in the post, and no results:

This image shows a post from a user named fitzcaraldo with a video thumbnail, expressing that a performance or song is "the absolute best." (Captioned by AI)
This image shows a post from a user named fitzcaraldo with a video thumbnail, expressing that a performance or song is "the absolute best." (Captioned by AI)899×216 55.1 KB

It’s also odd, because that same video appears in other topics… so video titles are indexed, but inconsistently.

The image displays a YouTube webpage featuring a post by "OtherwiseOutcomes" titled "Battles Atlas @ Live Later whit Jools Holland 2007" with a partial view of a performance video and related content on the right side. (Captioned by AI)
The image displays a YouTube webpage featuring a post by "OtherwiseOutcomes" titled "Battles Atlas @ Live Later whit Jools Holland 2007" with a partial view of a performance video and related content on the right side. (Captioned by AI)1184×612 153 KB

I see yet another variation in my local test environment…

If I search for a video across all topics, I get my expected result:

The image shows a search result for a video titled "This is a baseball-themed social media post about music headed trends albums and videos." (Captioned by AI)
The image shows a search result for a video titled "This is a baseball-themed social media post about music headed trends albums and videos." (Captioned by AI)700×411 31.7 KB

If I search within the topic… not found!

The image shows a list of text entries, with one of them mentioning "1 Hour of Smooth 70s-80s Japanese Grooves." (Captioned by AI)
The image shows a list of text entries, with one of them mentioning "1 Hour of Smooth 70s-80s Japanese Grooves." (Captioned by AI)548×536 52 KB

The post itself is indexed though, because I can match on content:

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This isn’t my wheelhouse, so I’m not sure what’s happening here, but hopefully someone more familiar with search can take a look.

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