Table column searchable - how to show user which columns are searchable

In the table builder, you can make columns searchable, which is great. For example:

TextColumn::make('id'),
TextColumn::make('name')->searchable(),
TextColumn::make('title')->searchable(),
TextColumn::make('description')

TextColumn::make('id'),
TextColumn::make('name')->searchable(),
TextColumn::make('title')->searchable(),
TextColumn::make('description')

So the

name

name

and

title

title

columns are searchable, but not the

id

id

and

description

description

column.

From an end user perspective: how to know, which fields/columns are searchable and which not? When I enter for example

, without any extra knowledge / information, I would expect to get the row with the id 12 or at least with 12 in it.

Why not adding the names (labels) of the columns as a placeholder in the searchbox. Or mark the searchable columns somehow ?

Solution

Its now possible with https://github.com/filamentphp/filament/pull/8884

GitHub

Add column labels to table global search field by bernhardh · Pull ...

Changes have been thoroughly tested to not break existing functionality.
Visual changes are explained in the PR description using a screenshot/recording of before and after.

TLDR:
This PR adds th...

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Table column searchable - how to show user which columns are searchable

In the table builder, you can make columns searchable, which is great. For example:

TextColumn::make('id'),
TextColumn::make('name')->searchable(),
TextColumn::make('title')->searchable(),
TextColumn::make('description')

TextColumn::make('id'),
TextColumn::make('name')->searchable(),
TextColumn::make('title')->searchable(),
TextColumn::make('description')

So the

name

name

and

title

title

columns are searchable, but not the

id

id

and

description

description

column.

From an end user perspective: how to know, which fields/columns are searchable and which not? When I enter for example

Solution

Its now possible with https://github.com/filamentphp/filament/pull/8884

GitHub

Add column labels to table global search field by bernhardh · Pull ...

Changes have been thoroughly tested to not break existing functionality.
Visual changes are explained in the PR description using a screenshot/recording of before and after.

TLDR:
This PR adds th...

Jump to solution

Table column searchable - how to show user which columns are searchable

Table column searchable - how to show user which columns are searchable

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