Search
The header search box finds courses, bundles, skills, categories, creators, people, lessons and messages; press / or Ctrl+K to start.
Header → Search, or press /
Open itThe search box in the header searches all of ACADA. Press / or Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on a Mac) to jump to it. Results drop down from the second character you type. Enter opens the full results page at acada.ac/search, with a tab for each kind of result.
What it finds
| Tab | What it finds |
|---|---|
| Courses | Listed courses. The title counts most, then the skills, category and course code, then the description and module titles. |
| Bundles | Bundles on sale, by name and description. |
| Skills | Skills a listed course teaches, by name or another spelling: "ReactJS" finds React. |
| Categories | The catalogue's categories. |
| Creators | People with a listed course. |
| People | Other members with a public profile, by name or username. |
| Lessons | Free preview lessons, and every lesson in courses you are in, which come first. |
| Messages | Messages in rooms you belong to, in channels you can see, newest first. |
How results are ranked
Every word you type has to match the start of a word, and common shorthand counts: js finds JavaScript. Small typos are forgiven. Among equally good matches, courses with more students, a good rating and a recent publish date rank a little higher. When no course matches, the results page suggests a nearby spelling if the catalogue has one.
Before you type
With the box empty, the dropdown shows up to three lists.
- Recently viewed
- The last 6 courses, modules, lessons, rooms and channels you opened.
- Recent
- Your last 8 searches.
- Trending
- Searches that 2 or more signed-in people made in the last 14 days, and that found something.
Recently viewed and Recent are kept in this browser only. Clear empties each one.
Rules and limits
- Search finds only what you could open anyway. A private course, and the lessons of courses you are not in, are never results.
- A person with a private profile or a closed account is never a result. People need a search term: there is no list of everyone.
- We record what you search for, for trending searches and the totals in creators' analytics. The record is separated from your account after 90 days: see section 9 of the Privacy Policy.
If something goes wrong
- "Search is unavailable right now. Try again in a moment."
- The search could not run. Wait a moment and search again.
- "Nothing matched…"
- Try fewer words or another spelling, or pick a trending search or a category on the page.
Checked against the app on 13 October 2026. If something here no longer matches what you see, say so below.
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