New user interface has worse place searching than the old interface

Kevin van Marwijk

Ever since updating to the new user interface, I have been feeling inconvenienced when searching for places, especially with regard to long place names. Using the old interface, if I wanted to search for a place like "Aarlanderveen", I could simply search "Aarland" and the option to select Aarlanderveen, South Holland, Netherlands would already show up. Same if I want to search for "Algemene Begraafplaats", usually "Algemene Begr" would already be enough, but now I have to fully type out the place name. For "Alphen aan den Rijn" or "Koudekerk aan den Rijn", usually a simple "Alphen aa" or "Koudekerk" was enough to at least show the longer place names, but now I'd have to type out the entire place name. While this is of course a minor inconvenience, I don't see any benefits of this new searching system. As such, I would suggest implementing the same searching system as was used in the old interface, at least with regard to the suggestions shown.

Julia Szent-Györgyi

My post on the same topic (to which nobody has replied): https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/136836/what-is-the-reason-for-the-disimproved-standard-offerings#latest.

Maile L

We appreciate you bringing this problem to our attention. The issue has been reported to the appropriate team, who will research the situation to find a fix. We will get back to you as soon as we have an answer. Thank you so much for your kindness and patience while this is being addressed.