# Extension search difficulties

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-search-difficulties/31264>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [August 21, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-search-difficulties/31264 "2023-08-21T15:08:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![alireza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/alireza/32/67173_2.png) [@alireza](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/alireza)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-search-difficulties/31264/1 "2023-08-21T15:08:11Z")

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seems like the extensions search cannot handle queries unless they match 100% with the name of the etension

 ![CleanShot 2023-08-21 at 11.06.20](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/c/d/cde11fb38df8898688e497379549da9268f96677.png)

 ![CleanShot 2023-08-21 at 11.07.37](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/7/b/7bd1e34503f382fc08a7d5a28a1f8180d21f9387.png)

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/83011_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-search-difficulties/31264/2 "2023-08-21T16:21:23Z")

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That particular model always give me the trouble 🙂

I agree with that having a more flexible search. For example if we include the s for Markups, this is what’s returned.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/f/d/fd1e87fb07ba1100d8974cb1b0da3d870a9b27b5.jpeg)

But there is also SurfaceMarkup and SlicerMarkupConstraints

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/4/8/480e48126554b7caa9d549023b5e546eabad9fd2.jpeg)