The global search bar is used to narrow down results by category. You no longer need to spend time looking for something. This feature in Cliq instantly gathers results depending on your inputs. The default filter is All, but you can view and select the filters by doing the following:
In the chat header, you will find a search icon with a search bar.
Click on All and a drop-down will appear displaying all the filters.
Choose the filter you want and search for the result.
Different filter categories:
There are 9 categories you can choose from to look for specific results in Cliq.
All
This filter is a global search i.e it will fetch data like users, contacts, channels you are a part of or yet to join, group chats, department, messages, etc from your entire Cliq organization.
You also have search options like from: @user, to: @user, in: #channel or chat, after: a date, before: a date, on: a date, filenamehas: filename, linkhas: linkdetail, filehas: filecontent.
Users
Type an alphabet or name, and a list of contacts will appear as suggestions. You will find details when you click on the username. You can also click Chat with user to chat.
Channels
You can search for open organization or team channels. However, closed channels, personal channels, and external channels, on the other hand, will not appear in the results.
Chats
You can use this filter to look for group chats and 1-1 chats based on keywords and find a list that matches the keyword.
Bots
If you type bot in search, you will find bots you are a part of and bots you can subscribe to.
Department
If your organization uses Zoho People, the department information gets retrieved from there.
Threads
You can select the thread you want to continue with and start a conversation.
Messages
To find an exact match, enclose your search keyword within double-quotes -"keyword".
You also have search options like from: @user, to: @user, in: #channel or chat, after: a date, before: a date, on: a date, filenamehas: filename, linkhas: linkdetail, filehas: filecontent.
Widgets
You can search for Widgets using this filter by typing the widget's name.