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Search Results for Tags Not Working as Expected with a Large Number of Tags

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[Type] Bug Tag/Category Management
Dominant language
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Description

When a site has a large number of tags (4,470+), certain tags do not appear in search results as expected. For example, while similar tags are displayed correctly, specific tags are missing from the results, even though they exist on the site. This issue seems to be related to the volume of tags rather than the tags themselves.

This was reported by a user in Zendesk: 9258078-zd-a8c
Mentioned in Slack as well: p1736530234720379-slack-C06NXHR5WQ1

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the missing search results with a site containing 4,470+ tags, using the Zendesk report 9258078-zd-a8c and Slack reference p1736530234720379-slack-C06NXHR5WQ1 for context. Trace the tag-search entry point and determine why existing tags are omitted; done means the affected tags appear reliably in results.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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