Answers.Body: <p>I don’t think it’s a bug, that’s what the docs describe, although I would tend to make the same assumption that you’ve made about how it <em>should</em> work.</p>
  <p>Either way you can search for a contains, or an exact match at the same time:</p>
  <pre><code>.search(search_query &quot;OR \&quot;&quot; ~ search_query ~ &quot;\&quot;&quot;)
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>When a client site is searched by the whole title, the search results return zero.
  If I search by a few words in the entry title then the entry is returned in the search results.</p>
  <p>If i search with the whole title in quotes, I get the entry in the search results.</p>
  <p>I am expecting the entry to be returned when searching on whole title.</p>
  <p>So is this a bug to file or mismatched expectation?</p>
  <p>Search query :
  results?q=Help+for+seafarers+when+they+need+it+most</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Can you share the full string you are searching for and is this happening on the front-end or CP or both?
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Title: Searching on whole title returns no results
ThreadText: # Searching on whole title returns no results
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-02)
  
  When a client site is searched by the whole title, the search results return zero.
  If I search by a few words in the entry title then the entry is returned in the search results.
  
  If i search with the whole title in quotes, I get the entry in the search results.
  
  I am expecting the entry to be returned when searching on whole title.
  
  So is this a bug to file or mismatched expectation?
  
  Search query :
  results?q=Help+for+seafarers+when+they+need+it+most
  
  **Tags:** search
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Can you share the full string you are searching for and is this happening on the front-end or CP or both?  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-07-02. Score: 1
  
  I don’t think it’s a bug, that’s what the docs describe, although I would tend to make the same assumption that you’ve made about how it *should* work.
  
  Either way you can search for a contains, or an exact match at the same time:
  
  ```
  .search(search_query "OR \"" ~ search_query ~ "\"")
  
  ```
  
  
  ---
  
  