Forum search ??

J_B

Trying to search the forum for Collagen to see if folks have had any experience of it.

Some of the results also bring up 'collateral' and 'collage' 

Am I doing something wrong or just ..... 

MSE_James

The search function built into this Forum software is deliberately 'fuzzy' to help find variations on search terms, in case there are few or no results for the exact phrase entered.

We think it's a bit too fuzzy and have given feedback to the software providers that it could usefully be dialled down a few notches. However, the function has to be designed with the needs of many communities using the same software in mind, not just MSE. 

Putting the word or brand you wish to search for into double quotes when searching can help to produce more precise results, but is not a foolproof solution.

elsien

Agree, I find the search function on here completely useless. “Fuzzy” is not a strong enough word to describe the issues for me. It used to be a lot better before the revamp so I don’t know why the search function can’t go back to what it was before?

J_B

MSE_James said:

Putting the word or brand you wish to search for into double quotes when searching can help to produce more precise results, but is not a foolproof solution.

Thanks ... "collagen" seems to have eliminated the other wildcards!