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Better spelling deciphering on name search
I have noticed that when searching for a model, the search function can be too rigid in its interpretation. For example, if I search for a model named “Niki Wolfe,” but her actual name is spelled “Nikki Wolfe,” the search results will not include “Niki Wolfe.” This happens because the search is based on an exact letter match, so as soon as I type the fourth letter as “I” instead of “K,” it excludes “Nikki Wolfe” from the results.
On the other hand, if I searched for the name “Wolf” and it was spelled “Wolfe,” the search may still yield results, because variations can be included as long as the main matching letters are present.
I hope this explanation clarifies my point. It would be beneficial if the search engine could return results that do not need to be spelled exactly the same but still convey the same meaning.
On the other hand, if I searched for the name “Wolf” and it was spelled “Wolfe,” the search may still yield results, because variations can be included as long as the main matching letters are present.
I hope this explanation clarifies my point. It would be beneficial if the search engine could return results that do not need to be spelled exactly the same but still convey the same meaning.
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We could enhance our name search to automatically suggest corrections when a user gets no results, but there are close matches (one- or two-letter differences). This is quite complex, but something we can consider.
A lot of my particular issue is I’m often searching models who I am going to be working with and some do not have much presence. I will say this site is invaluable with helping me coordinate and quickly remember models I have shot with. I recommend it to all the models I work with.
@Jeff_Pilon: Do you agree that it works fine as it is?
You can always just copy and paste the thing you worte into google, let it do the thing you are asking for and then copy and paste the correct spelling.