Support Searching in "Add New" for Movie Titles Delimited with .'s and _'s #7118

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opened 2026-02-19 23:09:31 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-19 23:09:31 -05:00

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Originally created by @zakkarry on GitHub (Jan 31, 2023).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

As many of our movie titles we are searching for may be found somewhere with the title containing underscores ("_") or periods ("."), and copy-pasting the movie title (cropped, not containing resolution, codec, or source, obviously - ex: "The.Dark.Knight") into Radarr directly would be a more seamless experience (like that of Sonarr, where searching for "Breaking.Bad" returns the same results as "Breaking Bad") - I am requesting that functionality be implemented.

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Replace _'s and .'s with a space in "Add New" search term automatically, so that results are identical when search terms are delimited with the standard non-space characters used.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Mouse, Arrow keys, Backspace, Space Bar.

Anything else?

Sonarr Behavior: https://i.imgur.com/pRXnBHo.png

Radarr Behavior: https://i.imgur.com/giEXRVi.png

AB#4828

Originally created by @zakkarry on GitHub (Jan 31, 2023). ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [X] I have searched the existing open and closed issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe As many of our movie titles we are searching for may be found somewhere with the title containing underscores ("_") or periods ("."), and copy-pasting the movie title (cropped, not containing resolution, codec, or source, obviously - ex: "The.Dark.Knight") into Radarr directly would be a more seamless experience (like that of Sonarr, where searching for "Breaking.Bad" returns the same results as "Breaking Bad") - I am requesting that functionality be implemented. ### Describe the solution you'd like Replace _'s and .'s with a space in "Add New" search term automatically, so that results are identical when search terms are delimited with the standard non-space characters used. ### Describe alternatives you've considered Mouse, Arrow keys, Backspace, Space Bar. ### Anything else? Sonarr Behavior: https://i.imgur.com/pRXnBHo.png Radarr Behavior: https://i.imgur.com/giEXRVi.png [AB#4828](https://dev.azure.com/Servarr/7ab38f4e-5a57-4d70-84f4-94dd9bc5d6df/_workitems/edit/4828)

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Type: Feature Request

Area: Metadata API

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deekerman commented

2026-02-19 23:09:32 -05:00

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@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2023):

Of note.

TVDb has no issues with the dots; TMDb does.
Likely best to handle on the metadata server than in-app.
only an issue for users copying and pasting movie names from atypical sources such as release names

@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2023): Of note. - TVDb has no issues with the dots; TMDb does. Likely best to handle on the metadata server than in-app. - only an issue for users copying and pasting movie names from atypical sources such as release names