Description of the need I had someone ask me why many of their pages are inaccessible via search (they just don't show up). It turns out they are using Taxonomy Term landing pages extensively on the site, and apparently those don't show up at all in the search results.
Proposed solution Can we make the core search include both nodes and terms somehow?
Alternatives that have been considered I've started to port Term Search, but it is not ideal from an end user perspective because it requires the user to know whether they are searching for content or a term, which the typical user will have zero idea about.
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Glad it works for you! Regarding selecting options, I've just tested the Views Autocomplete Filters module and got it working after I had a look at the README and made sure to use the same...
Can't filter content in a View
You are right, that was it... Now my problem is I would like users being able to select from pre-established options, like a drop down or maybe an autocomplete. For that I would the Autocomplete...
Can't filter content in a View
Here goes the screenshot for the exposed filter config I will try the module you are telling me about. thanks again!
Can't filter content in a View