Custom Search uses element matching with AND operator, as it probably depends upon drupal core SEARCH. Can it be changed to OR operator. On my site of people search more than one element without using OR then search results show nothing, unless there are all the elements in the results.

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#7 custom-search-operator-7.patch1.75 KBjdanthinne

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rliwma commented
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I'm taking some liberty but a support request from over a year ago is probably
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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

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tz_ commented
Version: 6.x-1.x-dev » 7.x-1.0
Status: Closed (fixed) » Active

While this may be an old question, I still wonder the same. Hours of googling and poring over code and admin interface has yielded no help. Switching from AND to OR would be very very helpful.

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jdanthinne commented
Category: support » feature
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dtamajon commented
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I agree... changing default behavior from AND to OR can be very helpful.

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jdanthinne commented
Status: Active » Needs review
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new custom-search-operator-7.patch1.75 KB

Can you try this patch?
There's a new option in the Custom Search config to choose between AND and OR operator.

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dtamajon commented

I have tested and it's working when using from the search block, but not in results page.

And if you include some words between ", then OR is included inside avoiding any match.

Additionally, maybe should need some work to clean OR when showing results because it's quite odd for a user that the words he entered has changed including 'OR' words in the middle.

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jdanthinne commented
Status: Needs review » Needs work

I have tested and it's working when using from the search block, but not in results page.

I have to override this form as well then…

And if you include some words between ", then OR is included inside avoiding any match.

Between what? What's the resulting search keywords?

Additionally, maybe should need some work to clean OR when showing results because it's quite odd for a user that the words he entered has changed including 'OR' words in the middle.

Yes, it's just the default behavior of core Search module. I have to override that as well.

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dtamajon commented

I mean, when you do a search like -->Drupal "Custom Search"<--, the resulting search keywords are -->Drupal OR "Custom OR Search"<--

  • jdanthinne committed 7876d9a on 7.x-1.x 
    [#1426140] added: choose between AND and OR for search
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loon commented
Status: Needs work » Closed (outdated)

D7 reached its EOL back in January 2025, and there is no active release for D7 for this module anymore.
Development or support is not planned for D7. All D7-related issues are marked as outdated in a bunch.

Everyone can apply the patch above (not tested by the community) to their D7 projects.
If the issue remains relevant for D10+ versions, merge requests with proposed solutions for a new module version (D10+) are welcome in a new follow-up issue.

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