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Why can I find communities that exist from some Lemmy instances but not others? (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago by DarraignTheSane@lemmy.one to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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How does the search function work and why does it sometimes not work from different instances when searching All?

In other words -

I search for a community that exists on Lemmy instance A (e.g. midwest.social) from Lemmy instance B (e.g. lemmy.ml) and it finds it.
I search for that same community from Lemmy instance C (e.g. lemmy.one), and it doesn't find it.
Lemmy instance A, B, and C are all connected / federated.

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[–] derek@bbs.vault48.org 5 points 1 year ago

Because every instance fetches other instance's communities when you first type that name in a search.

It means, when you search for "!community@midwest.social" (mind "!" at the begining), you should reload page after some time and search again. In that period your instance will fetch it from midwest.social and show in community search.