Make custom Person fields searchable

Hi Alex, thanks for the reply. I saw that post, and it suggests that what I want to do is possible, but I can't figure out how. Most of my custom fields are of type `text` or `checkbox_set`, but I still couldn't find out where I can add them to the search forms.

That post helped me figure out the difference between custom search forms and the keyword search setting, thank you!

However I still don't manage to set up custom fields for search. Here is the exact places I've tried (I'm on v9.0.0-RC with all official plugins updated):

• In Studio > Forms > Search Forms > Persons Search:
  "Edit search form" only allows to change the name of the form
• In Studio > Forms > Search Fields > Persons > Persons Search:
  There is a fixed list of the two fields "Real name" (of type `text`) and "About me" (of type `textarea`). The two items can be (de-)activated, and rearranged, but I can't find how to add new ones.
• However, in Studio > Forms > Fields > Persons > Full View Person:
  I have set up many more fields of type `text` and `textarea` with no visible configuration difference from "Real name" or "About me". The are active, visible to "Anyone", and assigned to module "Persons" (although I also tried assigning some to module "Custom").
• I also tried going through the Developer plug-in, which lets me add new search forms, but I can't add fields to those, either. If I create a new search form for module "Persons", it is empty with no search fields. If I click the Reset button, the "Real name" and "About me" fields appear, but from then on it's in the same state as default Persons search. I can deactivate the fields but no longer remove them, or add others. (As a sidenote, it seems to be currently impossible to delete again search forms created in Developer mode).

Sorry if I'm missing something obvious, I appreciate your efforts to help!

That was it, it worked now! I tried adding the fields I wanted to make searchable to other Persons forms, and didn't know that the "Add Person" had a special status that decides which fields become searchable :)

Thank you for your help!

I did not succeed with this. 

I need to create a new search form or change the person search form. I have added a  switcher in "add person" and "edit person" (the same one), now i want to search persons who checked this switcher (i addition to the default filters).

I did as the following:

1) Created new search (file 1)

2) Reset (file 2)

a video will be great

Please elaborate this 

But firstly need to create new data list for this field with variants. Then during creation new field choose for "Values" field the new data list. In this case search process will affect data from this field.

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Please respond in discussion id=746

I think the search ignoring my configuration, i set for 3 profile allow-dating  true and 3 other allow-dating  false

when i search (i form) i set the switcher true  to give 3 who are allow-dating true and give me different result.

Can you see please what i did wrong?

OK