Announcement

Full text search is now live on many instances running version v4.2.0 !!!

It is "opt-in", meaning you need to check the "Include public post in search results" box to enable your posts to be searchable: Click Preferences (on right near bottom [gear icon]) >>> Click Public Profile (on left near top [person icon]) >>> Click Privacy and reach box (near top [lock icon]) >>> Under Search (scroll down middle of page)

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@mastodonmigration I, internet person with the usual or slightly better level of skills, just spent 20 minutes trying to find this, to no luck.
@TimBousquet @mastodonmigration It could be that you're on a different server (mstdn.ca, not mastodon.social or mastodon.online)...features get rolled out server by server as each one decides if they want the feature or not.