can I vent here? WHAT SEARCH!!!???

[yorgo]

ok - I am not given to fits of anger or anything but this has really gotten me to a boil:
THE SEARCHING FUNCTIONALITY IN THESE FORUMS IS PATHETIC!

phew - sorry but I really needed to get that off my chest...

it seems more the norm than the exception that forums have ridiculously inadequate search functions but this one takes the cake!

I understand all the "search the forums" "read this thread:" etc comments from the veterans that see the same question asked time and again but hey - YOU try searching for something in a million posts with a search that brings up either EVERY post under the sun or NONE!
it's like trying to read through all of these just to find one thing!

I know there's nothing that anyone will do about this, but I just HAD TO VENT!

[TaurusBullba]

ok - I am not given to fits of anger or anything but this has really gotten me to a boil:
THE SEARCHING FUNCTIONALITY IN THESE FORUMS IS PATHETIC!

phew - sorry but I really needed to get that off my chest...

it seems more the norm than the exception that forums have ridiculously inadequate search functions but this one takes the cake!

I understand all the "search the forums" "read this thread:" etc comments from the veterans that see the same question asked time and again but hey - YOU try searching for something in a million posts with a search that brings up either EVERY post under the sun or NONE!
it's like trying to read through all of these just to find one thing!

I know there's nothing that anyone will do about this, but I just HAD TO VENT!


Try this (http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=+site:http://forum.xda-developers.com&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all). ;)

[hiimcliff]

Try this (http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=+site:http://forum.xda-developers.com&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all). ;)

an easier way to do that is....

in google just type what you want to search for and add site:forum.xda-developers.com

ie: 'voip sip settings site:forum.xda-developers.com'

that works for me because i like to minimize clicking :)

p.s. the blame should be put on vbulletin

[Rudegar]

search works just fine when i use it

[Madcap180]

I used the Search ones to find my car keys... and it couldn't find them .. The search SUCKS!

[neptune]

Mike,

Don't you know searching for LOL will turn up 9,945,325,440 search results here? ;)

LOL, but seriously this is sort of a nuisance. Trying to search os.nb to find all info about this format and nothing comes up. Thanks @ TaurusBullba for that method of search. Give google a few years and they'll even be able to find that chic you hooked up with during Spring Break 7 years ago

[nvgear]

how do i search a specific phrase? quotation marks seems to have no effect here on this forum's search!! like:

"gprs stays on"

i would get results with GPRS, or some posts where says STAYS or even ON !!! i can't get it to return specific searches returning only posts where it returns results with the entire quote (yes i know there is google, but i'm sure that option is here on the forum's search or is it?)

[TaurusBullba]

lol you obviously didnt read carefully what i said, i know about Taurusbulba's post on page one, i'm saying was there anyway to do it without using google to search within forum.xda-developers.com and only using the forum's original search engine to do exact phrase searches.

There is a limitation within the forum's native site search. It is what it is. However, the admin is aware of the MANY requests from users and moderators alike regarding the, often times, poor search results.

If the forum's search code is changed to make the search results more relevant, it will definitely be conveyed to everyone on the front page, I'm sure.

In the meantime, the best way to get what you're looking for is to use Google search. You may want to bookmark this (http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=+site:http://forum.xda-developers.com&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all) to make getting to it a bit quicker.

Mike has also been generous enough to sticky Google's search links in many forums here already too.

[nvgear]

There is a limitation within the forum's native site search. It is what it is. However, the admin is aware of the MANY requests from users and moderators alike regarding the, often times, poor search results.

If the forum's search code is changed to make the search results more relevant, it will definitely be conveyed to everyone on the front page, I'm sure.

In the meantime, the best way to get what you're looking for is to use Google search. You may want to bookmark this (http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=+site:http://forum.xda-developers.com&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all) to make getting to it a bit quicker.

Mike has also been generous enough to sticky Google's search links in many forums here already too.

i see :) well it's a great forum nonetheless, i love this place

[Rudegar]

a good way is to use AND OR NOT the good old boolean expresion to filter ones searchs