feat: allow changing default search in

install/data/defaults.json

@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@
     "postsPerPage": 20,
     "categoriesPerPage": 50,
     "userSearchResultsPerPage": 50,
+    "searchDefaultSortBy": "relevance",
+    "searchDefaultIn": "titlesposts",
+    "searchDefaultInQuick": "titles",
     "maximumGroupNameLength": 255,
     "maximumGroupTitleLength": 40,
     "preventTopicDeleteAfterReplies": 0,

public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/general.json

@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
 	"maskable-icon.help": "Recommended size and format: 512x512, PNG format only. If no maskable icon is specified, NodeBB will fall back to the Touch Icon.",
 	"outgoing-links": "Outgoing Links",
 	"outgoing-links.warning-page": "Use Outgoing Links Warning Page",
-	"search-default-sort-by": "Search default sort by",
+	"search": "Search",
+	"search-default-in": "Search In",
+	"search-default-in-quick": "Quick Search In",
+	"search-default-sort-by": "Sort by",
 	"outgoing-links.whitelist": "Domains to whitelist for bypassing the warning page",
 	"site-colors": "Site Color Metadata",
 	"theme-color": "Theme Color",

public/src/app.js

@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 			return;
 		}
 		/* eslint-disable-next-line */
-		var searchOptions = Object.assign({ in: 'titles' }, options.searchOptions);
+		var searchOptions = Object.assign({ in: config.searchDefaultInQuick || 'titles' }, options.searchOptions);
 		var quickSearchResults = options.searchElements.resultEl;
 		var inputEl = options.searchElements.inputEl;
 		var searchTimeoutId = 0;
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 	};
 
 	app.handleSearch = function (searchOptions) {
-		searchOptions = searchOptions || { in: 'titles' };
+		searchOptions = searchOptions || { in: config.searchDefaultInQuick || 'titles' };
 		var searchButton = $('#search-button');
 		var searchFields = $('#search-fields');
 		var searchInput = $('#search-fields input');

public/src/client/search.js

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ define('forum/search', [
 			if (ajaxify.data.term) {
 				$('#search-input').val(ajaxify.data.term);
 			}
-			formData.in = formData.in || 'posts';
+			formData.in = formData.in || ajaxify.data.searchDefaultIn;
 			$('#search-in').val(formData.in);
 			updateFormItemVisiblity(formData.in);
 

src/controllers/api.js

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ apiController.loadConfig = async function (req) {
 		categoryTopicSort: meta.config.categoryTopicSort || 'newest_to_oldest',
 		csrf_token: req.uid >= 0 && req.csrfToken && req.csrfToken(),
 		searchEnabled: plugins.hooks.hasListeners('filter:search.query'),
+		searchDefaultInQuick: meta.config.searchDefaultInQuick || 'titles',
 		bootswatchSkin: meta.config.bootswatchSkin || '',
 		enablePostHistory: meta.config.enablePostHistory === 1,
 		timeagoCutoff: meta.config.timeagoCutoff !== '' ? Math.max(0, parseInt(meta.config.timeagoCutoff, 10)) : meta.config.timeagoCutoff,

src/controllers/search.js

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ searchController.search = async function (req, res, next) {
 		'search:content': privileges.global.can('search:content', req.uid),
 		'search:tags': privileges.global.can('search:tags', req.uid),
 	});
-	req.query.in = req.query.in || 'posts';
+	req.query.in = req.query.in || meta.config.searchDefaultIn || 'titlesposts';
 	const allowed = (req.query.in === 'users' && userPrivileges['search:users']) ||
 					(req.query.in === 'tags' && userPrivileges['search:tags']) ||
 					(req.query.in === 'categories') ||
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ searchController.search = async function (req, res, next) {
 	searchData.title = '[[global:header.search]]';
 
 	searchData.searchDefaultSortBy = meta.config.searchDefaultSortBy || '';
+	searchData.searchDefaultIn = meta.config.searchDefaultIn || 'titlesposts';
 	searchData.privileges = userPrivileges;
 
 	res.render('search', searchData);

src/views/admin/settings/general.tpl

@@ -136,8 +136,29 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="row">
-	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">[[admin/settings/general:search-default-sort-by]]</div>
+	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">[[admin/settings/general:search]]</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
+		<div class="form-group">
+			<label>[[admin/settings/general:search-default-in]]</label>
+			<select class="form-control" data-field="searchDefaultIn">
+				<option value="titlesposts">[[search:titles-posts]]</option>
+				<option value="titles">[[search:titles]]</option>
+				<option value="posts">[[global:posts]]</option>
+				<option value="categories">[[global:header.categories]]</option>
+				<option value="users">[[global:users]]</option>
+				<option value="tags">[[tags:tags]]</option>
+			</select>
+		</div>
+		<div class="form-group">
+			<label>[[admin/settings/general:search-default-in-quick]]</label>
+			<select class="form-control" data-field="searchDefaultInQuick">
+				<option value="titlesposts">[[search:titles-posts]]</option>
+				<option value="titles">[[search:titles]]</option>
+				<option value="posts">[[global:posts]]</option>
+			</select>
+		</div>
+		<div class="form-group">
+			<label>[[admin/settings/general:search-default-sort-by]]</label>
 			<select id="post-sort-by" class="form-control" data-field="searchDefaultSortBy">
 				<option value="relevance">[[search:relevance]]</option>
 				<option value="timestamp">[[search:post-time]]</option>
@@ -152,6 +173,7 @@
 				<option value="category.name">[[search:category]]</option>
 			</select>
 		</div>
+	</div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row">