Add Tags and links to global search #6718

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opened 2025-12-29 19:44:28 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @tokarenkos on GitHub (Jul 27, 2022).

NetBox version

v3.2.7

Feature type

New functionality

Proposed functionality

Add global search support for the Tags and link models Other.

Use case

Extends global search to include these objects.
Example: search for something "Tags" devices one type

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Originally created by @tokarenkos on GitHub (Jul 27, 2022). ### NetBox version v3.2.7 ### Feature type New functionality ### Proposed functionality Add global search support for the Tags and link models Other. ### Use case Extends global search to include these objects. Example: search for something "Tags" devices one type ### Database changes _No response_ ### External dependencies _No response_
adam added the type: feature label 2025-12-29 19:44:28 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 19:44:28 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2022):

Tags are intentionally excluded from global search because it would be extremely inefficient to include them in the current implementation. It's something we can consider once a more robust global search mechanism has been identified.

Assuming by "links" you mean custom links, it would not make sense to include in search results as the link values are rendered at read time (and unlikely to be of interest anyway).

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2022): Tags are intentionally excluded from global search because it would be extremely inefficient to include them in the current implementation. It's something we can consider once a more robust global search mechanism has been identified. Assuming by "links" you mean custom links, it would not make sense to include in search results as the link values are rendered at read time (and unlikely to be of interest anyway).
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Reference: starred/netbox#6718