Search improvements?

RufusA

There's a couple of things that would really help when searching for forum posts.

i) Index the URLs. Before posting I always search for duplicate posts, however I have noticed that the elements of the URL aren't indexed. For example I recently posted about cheap A4 5xreams of paper at eurooffice. However searching for eurooffice doesn't bring up my post, or some of the duplicate ones as the only place the name is mentioned is in the URL link to the offer. This would be particularly useful for freebies as often the URL is the only identifiable thing in a post that just says "free stickers".

ii) Link to the page(s) that contain the matching search result not just the threads. For example if I want to find out if there are any special offers on a magazine subscription, searching for that magazine name might bring up the Magazine sticky thread in the Shop but don't drop board. Unfortunately you then have to page through all 30+ pages to find the one that mentions the magazine. It would be great if the search results could take you directly to the relevant page!

Thanks - Rufus.

sra

RufusA wrote:

ii) Link to the page(s) that contain the matching search result not just the threads. For example if I want to find out if there are any special offers on a magazine subscription, searching for that magazine name might bring up the Magazine sticky thread in the Shop but don't drop board. Unfortunately you then have to page through all 30+ pages to find the one that mentions the magazine. It would be great if the search results could take you directly to the relevant page!

Thanks - Rufus.

If you go to Advanced Search, there is an option near the bottome to search for posts rather than threads. When the results come up, clicking the post title (which is under the username of the poster) rather than the thread title (which is above the username of the poster) will bring up the post.