feat: add song search blog post

Author: Bentroen

apps/frontend/posts/blog/2025-12-31_song-search.md

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+title: 'You can now search for songs in Note Block World!'
+date: '2025-12-31'
+author: 'Bentroen'
+authorImage: 'bentroen.png'
+image: '/img/blog/song-search.webp'
+tags: ['updates']
+---
+
+**That's right:** the (delayed) Christmas present you have been asking for since forever has just arrived! **Song search has been released to everyone in Note Block World, starting now!**
+
+This was simply our most requested feature, and we're glad to finally be able to unveil it to you!
+
+## List of changes
+
+- Added a search bar on the page's navbar!
+- The results page includes:
+  - Total number of results returned
+  - Sorting by recent, popular, duration, play count and note count
+  - Ordering (ascending, descending)
+  - Many more filtering options coming right next!
+
+We'd like to thank [tomast1337](https://github.com/tomast1337) for a significant portion of the implementation, as well as our Discord community for providing valuable feedback, and even developing some alternatives (such as the **awesome** [Note Block World Finder](https://nbw.flwc.cc/)) to fill in the gap while the official solution wasn't out!
+
+We hope you enjoy the update, and the search feature makes it ever easier to find creations you like on Note Block World!
+
+As always, report bugs to us in [Discord](https://discord.gg/note-block-world-608692895179997252) or in our [GitHub](https://github.com/OpenNBS/NoteBlockWorld/issues/new/choose) page. We'd like to make the website the best it can be, and we count on your support to help us achieve this goal!
+
+## Up next
+
+Search is just a small step in our plan to become **the world's largest public, open repository of note block creations.** Although this is a very small feature, some important refactoring is underway to pave the way for even more advanced features:
+
+- In-browser song playback!
+- Advanced search filtering!
+- User profiles!
+
+You can expect these features to start rolling out in the next few months. Stay tuned — there's much more to come in 2026!
+
+## Wrapping up
+
+This year couldn't have been more amazing. We've reached over **two thousand songs** uploaded to Note Block World, and held our **second community-wide [collaboration event](http://localhost:3000/blog/maestro's-musical-masterpieces)** with the creators of [M.A.E.S.T.R.O.](https://noteblock.world/blog/maestro), which had over **30 submissions** spanning **over 90 minutes of music!** And there was even time for a bonus feature before closing off this year! 🎁
+
+Thank you to everyone who visited the website, shared music with their friends, submitted their own creations, or even [donated](https://opencollective.com/opennbs/donate/profile) to help us keep the website running. **Our community is at the core of everything we do, and the reason why we're excited to keep working on cool things everyday!**
+
+We wish everyone an **incredible 2026**, full of achievements and amazing moments. We'll certainly work hard to make sure it is a wonderful year for Note Block World — especially as it will mark **Note Block Studio's 15th Anniversary!** Stay tuned for the many cool things we're planning to celebrate this remarkable moment in the history of note blocks.
+
+**Happy New Year!** See y'all in the next one! :fireworks: :wave_tone1: