BUG:Text search does not return results for existing AI tags

[Prince-ES]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

What happened?

Description

Text-based search does not seem to work at all. Images clearly show AI tags but searching for those tags returns nothing.

What I did

• Added images and let AI tagging complete
• Verified tags are shown on image cards
• Used the top search bar (“Add to your search”) to search for those tags

What happens

• No results are shown
• No loading indicator
• No “no results” message
• UI doesn’t react at all

2026-01-01.12-35-43.mp4

What I expected

• Images with matching tags should be shown
• Or at least some feedback if no results are found

Notes

• Images-based search works, so this seems specific to text search.

Record

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[github-actions]

👋 Thanks for opening this issue! The maintainers will review it shortly. Till then, do not open any PR. This is a strict rule we like to follow around here :)

[sawarn24]

Hi @rahulharpal1603, I am new to open source and would love to contribute.
If this issue is still open, can I please be assigned to work on it?

[Anamika-hub-lang]

Hi

I’m able to reproduce this issue.

AI tags are generated correctly and visible on image cards, but text-based search does not return any results or show any UI feedback (no loader / no empty state). Image-based search works, so this seems specific to the text search flow.

Possible approach

• Check whether the text search input is triggering a backend request
• Verify tag normalization between AI tagging and text search
• Handle zero-result states with proper UI feedback

If this issue is unassigned, I’d be happy to investigate and work on a fix.
Please let me know if that works for you. Thanks!

[rahul-vyas-dev]

Hi @rahulharpal1603 , I’ve completed the implementation for this feature. User can search image based on either image name or tag name too. If you’re okay with the approach and changes, may I go ahead and raise a PR?

see:-

Screen.Recording.2026-01-02.013314.mp4

[rahul-vyas-dev]

hi @rahulharpal1603 , kindly review this

[Prince-ES]

This issue is a duplicate of #667 , which already tracks this problem in more detail.
Closing this to avoid duplication.