Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):
- Type something into Search bar on any Wikipedia
What happens?:
When the user types something in the Search bar, autocompletion suggestions are - in the user's words - incoherent, bizarre, unhelpful and non-relevant (see screenshots attached).
It also seems that typing the full name of the article doesn't show any results, where there should be some (see screenshots attached).
The only solution the user was able to find was to change their Wikipedia account settings to "Classic prefix search" in the "Search" section, which seems to be restoring "normal function" to searches (see screenshots attached).
What should have happened instead?:
Relevant content should be shown when typing in the full name of the article. Possibly relevant and coherent results should be shown during autocompletion.
Software version (skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):
Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):
This bug report was sent through VRT system. I'm not encountering the problems the user has, I'm just reporting them. I asked them to provide me an account to be sure we can get in contact with them.
