Dynamic Cards macro and Advanced Search returns incomplete results when configured with space/content-type filters and no keyword query

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      Issue Summary

      When a Dynamic Cards macro is configured with space and content-type filters but no keyword search term (i.e., a browse/empty query), the macro returns significantly fewer results than actually exist in the space — even though the content is published, unrestricted, and accessible.

      The same incomplete result set reproduces in Confluence Advanced Search when using an empty query with the same filters, confirming this is not a Cards configuration or permissions issue.

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Open Confluence Advanced Search with an empty search query and the following filters:
        • Content type: Blog post
        • Space: (any space with multiple blog posts)
      2. Observe that only a small subset of blog posts is returned, despite more existing in the space.
      3. Verify the missing posts are not restricted — they can be found individually by searching for their exact title.
      4. Open a Dynamic Cards macro configured with the same space and content-type filters (no keyword).
      5. Observe the same incomplete subset of results.

      Expected Results

      All published, unrestricted blog posts matching the configured filters should be returned (up to the configured result limit). The result count should be consistent with what CQL and direct space browsing return.

      Actual Results

      Only a small subset of matching content is returned. The omitted content is:

      • Published and in current status
      • Not restricted
      • Findable via exact-title keyword search and CQL
      • Correctly counted by other Confluence APIs (CQL, REST v2, Blog Tree)

      The issue is specific to the empty/browse query path in Confluence Search. Searching with a keyword returns the expected results.

      Workaround

      Currently there is no workaround

              Assignee:
              Kier Lomugdang
              Reporter:
              Abhinay Nigam
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