# Capable Search

Capable keeps a small index of which variables each page shows. Capable Search uses it in three places.

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## The Variable filter

In the search toolbar, **Variable** (_Filter by the variables a page shows_) opens a list of variables grouped into **This space** and **Global**, with its own **Search variables** box. Tick one or more variables to find pages that show **any** of them. **Clear** resets the filter.

The filter remembers variables by ID, so a saved search keeps working after a rename.

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## The Variables side panel

On a page that shows variables, the search results side panel includes **Variables**, _Variables shown on the page and their values_. It lists each variable with its name and the value as you can read it. The magnifier, **Find pages that use this variable**, runs a new search for every page that shows it.

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## Used on N pages

In the catalogue's details sidebar, **Used on N pages that you can see** opens a new search across every space, filtered to that variable.

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## For CQL users

The index is also available in Capable's CQL query builder as **Variable References**, holding the ID of each variable a page shows.

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## A few things that catch people out

* The index updates shortly after a page is published, so a page published in the last few minutes may not be found yet.
* Results only include pages you can see, so two people can get different counts.
* A page that shows more than 200 different variables only has the first 200 indexed.
* Live docs are not counted.

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## Related

### [Details sidebar](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/details-sidebar.html)

Value, usage and editing.

### [A variable says no pages use it, or shows no usage at all](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/a-variable-says-no-pages-use-it-or-shows-no-usage-at-all.html)

When the count looks wrong.

### [Limits](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/limits.html)

Every number to plan around.

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