Search a course on Canvas

[EmmaChapman]

Hi there.

I have been asked by every person I show our Canvas course to, if it is searchable.

I see in the forums that a suggection for this development was made back in 2015: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/Courses-Comprehensive-Course-Search-Tool-Searc...

Again in 2021: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/Courses-Comprehensive-Course-Search-Tool-Searc...

And again twice in 2022: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/Courses-Comprehensive-Course-Search-Tool-Searc...  https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/how-do-I-search/m-p/525103#M171020

I asked in Chat, and the answer is "it's a feature that's been requested and is being looked at by our design team."

Is there an estimated time that this will be developed? Eight years is a long time to wait!

Many thanks,

Emma

[Ron_Bowman]

@EmmaChapman -

What do you want to search for on the Canvas course?  Or I guess what exactly do you want from the search request?

Ron

[EmmaChapman]

Hi Ron,

The wish is to search on a topic. So if you are not sure exactly what module say "peer review" will be in, you can search for this and results will show you where it is located.

Thank you,

Emma

[Chris_Hofer]

Hi @EmmaChapman ...

As I mentioned in another thread you had commented on, there is a revised feature idea process now called "Ideas & Themes".  One of the themes that was identified was for a search tool in Canvas...which you can read more about here:

Add or improve search functionality - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

This is the new "Ideas & Themes" space if you want to take a look: Canvas Ideas and Themes - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

[EmmaChapman]

Thanks for pointing out Ideas and Themes Chris. I am very confused about the avenues open to provide feedback and ideas. One of the helpdesk people linked me to a page, but I could not vote or comment or anything, I think because I am currently still: "

New Member

This rank is for our newest Instructure Community members. This helps the Community team identify and help new members. New Members can only participate in select areas of the Instructure Community and have very limited permissions."

So, I have also done much delving into community ranks and roles and how to post ideas etc.

Anyhow, despite all this, it is good to see the Search functionality is picked up as a theme 🙂

[Chris_Hofer]

Hi @EmmaChapman ...

The idea process (formerly called "Feature Ideas") has recently been renamed as "Ideas and Themes".  This happened on February 1, 2023.  It looks like next week things will open up for evaluation.  See the second paragraph here: Canvas Ideas - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com).

With respect to the "New Member" status, here are some simple things that you can do to "rank up" to a non-"New Member" status:

How do I rank up in the Instructure Community? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

As you can see from the list, to become a "Community Member", it's possible you're already on your way to meeting this role.  😃

Hope this will help a bit.