Search

The global search bar in the DropAFinder dashboard lets you find anything in your active workspace from one place — Finders, Locations, Sets, Maps, and Tags — without navigating menu by menu.

Where the search bar is

The search bar sits in the top navigation bar of the dashboard, visible on every page. Click it once to open the search panel.

🟡 [SCREENSHOT: the search bar and results panel, showing grouped results by resource type]

Keyboard shortcut

You can open search from anywhere in the dashboard without reaching for the mouse.

Action	Shortcut
Open search	`⌘ K` (Mac) / `Ctrl K` (Windows/Linux)
Close search	`Esc`
Navigate results	`↑` / `↓` arrow keys
Open a result	`Enter`

🔴 [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: Confirm the exact keyboard shortcut — the stub references a shortcut but the component source was not available to verify. If the shortcut differs (e.g. / or ⌘ P), update the table above.]

What you can search

Search is workspace-scoped: it only returns resources that belong to your currently active workspace. Switching workspaces resets the search context.

Resource	What gets matched
Finders	Finder name
Locations	Location name, address
Sets	Set name
Maps	Map name
Tags	Tag name / slug

🔴 [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: Confirm whether custom field values are included in the search index (the backend GET /search endpoint response shape was not available to verify).]

🔴 [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: Confirm whether search covers all workspaces the user belongs to, or strictly the active workspace only.]

How results are ordered

Results are grouped by resource type (Finders, then Locations, then Sets/Maps, then Tags). Within each group they are ordered by relevance to your query — closer matches appear first.

🔴 [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: Confirm the exact ordering / ranking logic from the backend search controller (e.g. LIKE prefix match, full-text index, or a custom relevance score).]

How to use search

Click the search bar or press ⌘ K / Ctrl K.
Start typing — results appear as you type; no need to press Enter.
Use the arrow keys to highlight a result and press Enter, or click directly on a result.
You land on that resource’s detail or edit page.

💡 Tip: Search is a fast alternative to browsing long lists. If you manage dozens of Finders or hundreds of Locations, typing the first few characters of a name is usually faster than scrolling.

⚠️ Warning: If a Finder or Location you expect to see is missing from results, check that you’re in the correct workspace. See Workspaces for how to switch.

Finder Builder — create and edit Finders
Locations — manage your location data