can user search in ACP be expanded to search any words on profile page?

[AliCihan]

Description

I am asking to add another option for profile search to detect spam users in the forum... This word should be searched on profile page of the users (in full name, website, and about me sections)...

Community forum reference

https://community.nodebb.org/topic/16828/profile-info-scanner-plugin

[AliCihan]

alternatively, if it is easier, it can be added to this search page (but only available to moderators) to search on profile page, which will search the word on these sections: "full name", "website", "about me", and "signature"... and return username as results... so spam users can be detected and removed from the forum database...

[julianlam]

Updating user search would be difficult. It is not done with a search engine but with direct database queries and expanding it to allow searching profile data would mean adding complexity.

Your alternative is more likely to be successful. Adding an additional option such as "in profiles" could work, although I am not certain of the level of work required :)