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<h1>Searchable fields</h1>
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<p>Profile fields marked as "searchable" will be available for all
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people who are logged in to search on.</p>
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<p>First name, last name, and display name are generally always
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searchable. However, the exact behaviour of name searches is controlled
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by the settings on the "Site options" page for "People can hide real
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names" and "Search usernames" as well as individual
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preferences.</p>
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<p>Other searchable profile fields listed here such as email address
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can be used to find people in a search query, but they are not
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displayed in search results.</p>