CMS item missing when using search

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Here is my site: https://transitions.arcscotland.org.uk/

I have noticed that a specific item is not being returned when using keyword search. It might be happening for other items, but this is the one I have noticed it for. This is the item page: https://transitions.arcscotland.org.uk/resources/a-time-of-change-national-transitions-to-adulthood-strategy-for-young-disabled-people-2025-2030-scottish-government

When I search using keywords which appear in the description, it does get returned. For example, search “smooth”. When I search using keywords which appear in the title, it does not get returned. For example, search “strategy”.

I have tried changing the pagination setting as was suggested in another comment, but this didn’t help.

Thanks for any insight and advice you can provide !

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Hey @lucy.m.king92!

The fact that “smooth” (description) finds items but “strategy” (title) doesn’t points pretty clearly to how your search input’s fs-list-field attribute is scoped.

The search only scans elements inside your Collection Items that have a matching fs-list-field identifier — so if your input is only pointed at the description field, the title gets ignored entirely.

Here’s what to check:

  1. On your search input, look at the fs-list-field value. If it’s set to something like fs-list-field="description", that’s your culprit — it’s only scanning that one field.

  2. To search across multiple fields, you have two options:

    • Comma-separated values: fs-list-field="[title-identifier], [description-identifier]"
    • Or to search everything: fs-list-field="*"

  3. Inside each Collection Item, make sure your title element also has a matching fs-list-field attribute with the same identifier your input references. That element can be hidden with display:none if needed — it’ll still be searchable.

One other thing worth checking: if your collection has more than 100 items, Webflow’s native limit means anything beyond the first 100 won’t be in the DOM and won’t be searchable. Adding fs-list-load="all" to your Collection List (alongside fs-list-element="list") will pull everything in.

To confirm which scenario applies here, could you share a couple of things? :folded_hands:

  • Your read-only Webflow link so we can look at the exact attribute setup
  • How many total items are in this collection