Zendesk Help Center Search Returns Same Articles Regardless of Rephrasing
Users report that Zendesk's Help Center documentation is convoluted for varying skill levels, and that its search function surfaces the same articles no matter how a question is rephrased, with the AI assistant showing similar limitations. This creates a self-service support gap where users cannot reliably find answers on their own.
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