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joshstuart

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Changing default quick search
March 21, 2012, 03:37:20 pm
Just wondering if there is a way to change the default quick search box to search by "first name, last name" rather than using sort name (last, first)? 

I looked under Admin > Global setting > Search settings but to no avail.

Thanks!

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Re: Changing default quick search
May 06, 2012, 01:42:39 pm
I've just written a HOWTO on customising the quick search bar, which may help:

http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/topic,24550.msg103343.html

You'll need to search on something other than the "sort_name" field (which is in surname,firstname format by default) and I'm not sure how easy that will be without trying.

Andy
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