Introducing Rovo Search for Jira

[Kevin Corcoran]

New search UI is a downgrade. Its more clicks to do simple work task searches.
This change is a result of over-engineering.    When you could have just added a checkbox "search all these apps">

Sitting apps layer on top of search first is INSANE idea

[Phillip C]

Please revert. Absolutely no human being wants to click more and watch page loads more when searching for content. It worked great before.

Also to add, Atlassian licensing has just increased for what? So we have feature regression then wait years for functionality to come back again? Absolutely insanity.

[anthony_paull]

The last line of @Phillip C's comment is pertinent here: "It worked great before"

If we're getting a side-grade with some UI adjustments, sure, that would be palatable. But this search is measurably worse in a number of metrics:

Readability and layout is worse and does not follow basic UX/UI design principles; features/abilities have been outright removed.

Number of clicks/button presses required to complete the same task has increased by at least 1 in many cases, and at worst 4 or 5.

Ability to retain context when re-interacting with the search bar, and related poor choices regarding hotkeys

Lacking consistency with previously established norms/conventions on the site, including conventions established with the recent UX/UI update.

Parts of this update honestly feels like someone got an intern to put the site through Gemini Canvas and they got slop out the other side. It's hard to get excited about any of the cool new stuff when I'm stuck with broken basic tools. You can't use a drop saw if your safety glasses are falling off.

I hesitate to even say this because it sounds a bit ridiculous, but it feels like the soul has been sucked out of the platform. You guys have copped flak in the past for various updates and changes *cough server to cloud cough*, but this one might be different. Please take the feedback on board. Your long time users and admins aren't happy with this shift.

[Owen Wallis]

Update 3rd December 2025

Hi all, again thanks for the feedback on this post and via in app feedback. I am reaching out to people who have submitted in app feedback and have left contact details. So if you have commented on this post and would like to talk to me please use the 'Give feedback' link in search.

Noted on the feedback at the extra clicks incurred by this new UI. While only a small percentage of people in Jira use filters (<2%) its clear that when you are using filters this new UI is missing the mark. We are now working on options to either save filter preferences or have suggested filters appear.

I'm pleased to share we've added the following features to the quick find UI:

• Added more types to the Status filter
• Added more content types to the Types filter

Then in Rovo search, choose the Jira app and then you will find the following new filters

• Filter to show work items you have Commented on
• Filter to show work items you are Watching

We are working on adding the assignee image to work items in Rovo search, adding extra meta data to search results, adding sorting + the filtering improvements noted above 

[anthony_paull]

Hey Owen,

Any update on being able to search confluence directly from the search bar without needing to Shift+ enter and then manually select Confluence?

Thanks,

-Anthony

[Bernd Anderer]

Making a "One Click" solution (how it was before) a "multiple Clicks" solution is clearly not an improvement. Besides that - the recent Issues list is not working. It is showing completely irrelevant Issues. In summary ... this is broken!