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Feedback - Search engine doesn’t work on some locales

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Description

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Description

The search engine doesn’t work on some locales such as fr_FR, es_ES, it_IT...and probably others.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

  1. Go to https://learn.wordpress.org/
  2. Type "playground" in the search field and click on search button
  3. There is 31 results for this keyword
  4. Go to https://learn.wordpress.org/?locale=fr_FR
  5. Type again "playground" in the search field and click on search button
  6. There are no results

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the search for “playground” at https://learn.wordpress.org/ and with the fr_FR locale query shown in the issue. Trace the search entry point and compare the requests or results for the default and localized pages. Done means localized searches return the expected matching results, including the reported fr_FR case.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
localization, search, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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