Search - does it actually work at all? (merged)

Foxy

is this the only board where search doesnt seem to work even tho u know the words are there :eek:

please could the team fix it if poss as seem to be getting busier there now and would make our compers lives so much easier to check if already posted:o

jennyjo_2

I only have a problem with threads that have only just been posted
for some reason they don't show up if they are very new threads
but the ones you've posted today that heve already been posted came up on the search for me just by putting in 'cerruti' or 'straighteners'
so dunno

Foxy

jennyjo wrote:

I only have a problem with threads that have only just been posted
for some reason they don't show up if they are very new threads
but the ones you've posted today that heve already been posted came up on the search for me just by putting in 'cerruti' or 'straighteners'
so dunno

maybe an aol browser thing i dunno may have to try using firefox unless im just putting in too many words who knows

sra

There seems to be a problem when the thing you are searching for is formatted in the post in some way.

eg. Hello

I think that if you search for 'Hello' it would sometimes read the above as
[ b]Hello[/b ] and decide that it's not the same word

I've seen that happen a few times - but not always

Might be worth putting a star before and after the word (e.g. *Hello*) so that bits of formatting are included - if that makes sense

Foxy

thanks sra will try that:)

D.A.

Try typing "Madeira" or "Budapest" into the Search facility of these forums. No results returned.

That can't be right surely, as the Travel boards have loads of Budapest threads. Am I missing something obvious?

andy88_2

do Advanced Search from the same drop-down menu

BrightonLad

works for me

Bennifred

It is very odd - I often try a search for things I have definitely read on here, and it comes back "No results". Thought it was just me! :rolleyes: Very frustrating, though.

sra

D.A. wrote:

Try typing "Madeira" or "Budapest" into the Search facility of these forums. No results returned.

That can't be right surely, as the Travel boards have loads of Budapest threads. Am I missing something obvious?

Experiment

searchword "Madeira"

search using drop-down search box
0 results

search using advanced search
0 results

search using google
2 results

:mad:

Glad

D.A. wrote:

Try typing "Madeira" or "Budapest" into the Search facility of these forums. No results returned.

That can't be right surely, as the Travel boards have loads of Budapest threads. Am I missing something obvious?

are you clicking on search on the bar below your name or on 'search this forum' ???