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Understanding Instant Search in Zendesk Help Center

Learn about instant search in Zendesk Help Center, how it works, and its limitations. Find content quickly with partial word search.

What is instant search in Zendesk Help Center?

Instant search in Zendesk Help Center provides quick content suggestions as you type in the search field. It displays article titles that match your input, helping you find relevant content without navigating to a search results page.

Instant search uses a partial word search and only includes article titles, not the body text or labels. It does not include community posts. If you don't find what you're looking for, pressing Enter will switch to the native Help Center search for more comprehensive results. Instant search is available by default in standard themes and can be disabled if needed. For more details, visit theoriginal link.


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