Mixed Searching on SIMKL?

The SIMKL Search Engine (SIMKL Search) is designed to help users find movies, TV shows, and anime with accurate and relevant results. However, SIMKL does not offer mixed searching, meaning users cannot search across movies, TV shows, and anime in one search result.

Instead, searches are categorized separately, ensuring that results remain optimized and relevant to each content type.

Why Doesn't SIMKL Offer Mixed Searching?

1. Accuracy Issues in Mixed Search Results

• When mixing search results, partial keywords often pull up irrelevant results across categories.

• To ensure users find what they are actually looking for, SIMKL separates Movies, TV Shows, and Anime in search results.

2. Ranking & Search Optimization Challenges

• Search rankings on SIMKL work by tracking user interactions, such as clicks and searches.

• For a title to appear in the top results, it must be ranked within the first 50 results for a keyword.

• If a title does not appear in the first 50 results and no one clicks on it, it won’t move up in rank—which makes mixed searching unreliable.

What is the Alternative?

Use SIMKL’s Search Filters: Instead of mixed searching, use category-specific searches:

• Movies Search: https://simkl.com/search/?type=movies

• TV Show Search: https://simkl.com/search/?type=tv

• Anime Search: https://simkl.com/search/?type=anime

Utilize Custom Lists & Collections:

• You can create separate lists for movies, TV shows, and anime, then group them together using List Collections.

• 📖 Guide to Custom List Collections: https://docs.simkl.org/how-to-use-simkl/core-features/watchlists-and-custom-lists/custom-list-collections

Conclusion

SIMKL prioritizes search accuracy over mixed results to ensure users find what they are looking for quickly and effectively. While mixed searching is not available, filtered search and custom lists offer great alternatives for organizing and discovering content.