Overview
Searching for friends, or new people has never been easier. JomSocial allows you two types of search, fast and simple quick search if you know exactly who you want to find, or complex, advanced search where user can build a combination of Custom Profile Fields to search against their values.
Both search options are enabled by default and can not be disabled in any configuration option
Simple, Fast Search
If you know exact name or username of the person you are looking for, you can simply write it in a quick search box at the frontpage of community
You can also access the quick search option from any Friends related page, where you will have an additional option to search only user which have uploaded avatar.