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Q&A No indication of no results when searching the user page

When searching for a user, from the search box at the top of the users page, if there are no results then nothing is displayed. This can make it unclear whether the search has finished with no resu...

0 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 16d ago by Monica Cellio‭

#3: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2024-12-06T20:04:06Z (16 days ago)
#2: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2024-06-12T14:52:09Z (6 months ago)
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  • When searching for a user, from the search box at the top of the [users page](https://meta.codidact.com/users), if there are no results then nothing is displayed. This can make it unclear whether the search has finished with no results, or is still in progress.
  • Would it be helpful for a message to be displayed when there are no results, such as "No results for _____. Try using a different search term"? This is the message displayed when there are no results on the main search page.
  • When searching for a user, from the search box at the top of the [users page](https://meta.codidact.com/users), if there are no results then nothing is displayed. This can make it unclear whether the search has finished with no results, or is still in progress.
  • Would it be helpful for a message to be displayed when there are no results, such as:
  • > No results for _____. Try using a different search term.
  • This is the message displayed when there are no results on the main search page.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2024-06-12T14:50:56Z (6 months ago)
No indication of no results when searching the user page
When searching for a user, from the search box at the top of the [users page](https://meta.codidact.com/users), if there are no results then nothing is displayed. This can make it unclear whether the search has finished with no results, or is still in progress.

Would it be helpful for a message to be displayed when there are no results, such as "No results for _____. Try using a different search term"? This is the message displayed when there are no results on the main search page.