Partial search misses blocked hostnames
Partial-match domain search returns zero results for a blocked full hostname, so users wrongly think it is allowed.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 28 September 2026 · last reported 30 September 2026
What's going wrong
Users of the Pi-hole web interface search for a full hostname with partial matching turned on and get zero results, even though the domain is blocked by a wildcard-style list entry for its parent domain.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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