# Search engine is not optimal

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/search-engine-is-not-optimal/63878>\
**Category:** Developer help\
**Created:** [September 30, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/search-engine-is-not-optimal/63878 "2026-09-30T18:12:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![david1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@david1](https://forum.ghost.org/u/david1)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/search-engine-is-not-optimal/63878/1 "2026-09-30T18:12:35Z")

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Migrating content to new website and have run into limitations with the native search engine. It seems to only search the oldest content I migrated and apparently is limited to 10,000 posts. I have 27,000 posts. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![jannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jannis/32/39718_2.png) [@jannis](https://forum.ghost.org/u/jannis)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/search-engine-is-not-optimal/63878/2 "2026-09-30T18:14:34Z")

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Have a look here for a recent post with suggestions for alternative search integrations:

> [@Full text search?](https://forum.ghost.org/t/full-text-search/63706):
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> Issue Summary The search box on my website does not show full-text search results. It only seems to be able to search words in post titles, which is pretty useless. Setup information Ghost Version Ghost Pro