Searching

Two searches — one for people, one for group posts.

fellos has two separate search tools, each scoped to a particular kind of content. There isn't a single unified search that covers everything — if you're looking for a person, use the members search; if you're looking for a discussion topic or comment, use the group search.

Member Search

The member search is the search box on the Members directory — click Members in the sidebar to get there. After you search, the results page is titled Search Results.

1. Go to Members in the sidebar.
2. Type at least 2 characters into the "Search members..." box.
3. Press Enter (or submit) to run the search — results don't update live as you type.
4. Use the Active Members / Inactive Members toggle if you need to look up someone whose membership is no longer active.

It matches first name, last name, the nickname/display name your org uses (e.g., "road name" or "garden name"), and email. Click a result to open that member's profile.

Group Search

There's a second search scoped to discussion posts and comments. Click Groups in the sidebar, then click the search icon at the top of the Groups page. The results page is titled Search Groups.

The search box placeholder gives you a hint about the supported syntax:

• Plain text — e.g., "spring" finds any post or comment containing "spring".
• Scoping qualifier — group:announcements restricts the search to a specific group.
• Author qualifier — author:MemberName filters to posts by that member.
• Combine them — e.g., author:Flora bylaw change.

Results can be sorted — by default, sort is set to Relevance. Each result shows the post title, group, author, timestamp, a preview of the match, and a comment count.