Currently, Port's global search only indexes markdown content that is stored as a markdown-type property on a catalog entity (surfaced under the "Tech Docs" search category). Markdown content entered directly into a Markdown widget on a dashboard (using the "Custom" data source) is not tied to any entity and is therefore not indexed or searchable.

This is a limitation for teams building customer-facing or internal knowledge bases directly within Port using dashboard markdown widgets. Users expect that articles and documentation written in markdown widgets would be discoverable through the global search, just like entity-bound markdown content.This is a limitation for teams building customer-facing or internal knowledge bases directly within Port using dashboard markdown widgets. Users expect that articles and documentation written in markdown widgets would be discoverable through the global search, just like entity-bound markdown content.