At the moment, I am running meta_search, and then filtering through CanCan after I have a set of results. Is there any other way to restrict the returned objects within the initial search query? def index @search = User .search :first_name_or_last_name_or_practice_name_or_role_contains_any => params[:search].to_s.split('' '') @users = @search.order(''last_name ASC, first_name ASC'').accessible_by(current_ability).page(params[:page]) end Thanks in advance, Walter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.