Steps to reproduce the issue

running version 5.1
running version 5.1.2
running version 5.4.2

Expected result

smart search filter excluded items not shown in search results

Actual result

smart search filter excluded items shown in search results

System information (as much as possible)

Apache
J5.1 / J5.1.2 / J 5.4.2

Additional comments

with reference to #37754 #41339 #41504 #42280 @Hackwar

revisiting old issues and found some bugs still partially exist...

If an article is published it shows in finder - correct
If an article is UN-published it does not show in finder - correct
If an article is ARCHIVED - it shows in finder
If an article is ARCHIVED and a filter is set to exclude the entire category it is stored in - it shows in finder = NOT correct
If an article is ARCHIVED and smart search plugin is set to exclude archived content - does not show in finder = correct

The above highlights...

• filters may still be faulty / ineffectual