New Thread Search Feature!

[strass]

How can i search one part of the forum like the old search?

 

[budelight]

The member search is now more prominent on the members list page, and the useless alphabetical search is gone.

Anyway we can get the "My Posts" page to refresh the search more frequently so that we can get updated results? I list to see threads bold AND move up the screen if possible without too much of a strain on the server.

btw - what open source search programs do we use here?

Cheers!
Budelight

 

[Skip]

Anyway we can get the "My Posts" page to refresh the search more frequently so that we can get updated results? I list to see threads bold AND move up the screen if possible without too much of a strain on the server.

btw - what open source search programs do we use here?

Cheers!
Budelight

This happens because vb only refreshes searches each hour.

"In order to conserve resources, vBulletin will allow search results to be shared among users for one hour. The downside of this is that search results can appear out of order if a thread is updated in the interim."

If we disable this, it will make the site less efficient and put more of a strain on the server. However the new Title Search and New Posts are not affected by this limitation.
One thing you can try is going to your profile and clicking on "My Posts" there. This is a slightly different search and should produce more up-to-date results. But if you do it twice in a row you'll likely get the same results.

None of our search code is open source.

 

[Skip]

How can i search one part of the forum like the old search?

The old search still works. You can also search any forum just like before.

 

[strass]

The old search still works. You can also search any forum just like before.

I mean "title" search.

 

[Skip]

You go to the forum in question and there's a link to search that forum at the upper right.

 

[Granger2]

Thanks for the improvement. -granger

 

[H34D]

Thanks..

 

[strass]

The "More.." like doesnt work it seems.

 

[Skip]

The "More.." like doesnt work it seems.

Thanks for reminding me to delete that link. You get a maximum of 100 results on the title search. All the more reason to be specific in your searches and in titling new threads.

 

[gtotoys1]

Nice addition Skip

 

[budelight]

Hey Skip,

Noticed improved performance with the "My Posts" showing updated info per our chat.

Thanks a bunch!!!
BeL

 

[tehmaster]

Hey skip i would just like to say thanks, i actually did the notice the difference from other forums search feature, because for some reason on ic IM BEING ABLE TO FIND WHAT i needed, it just works better than alot of search features !
I'm glad you posted this because with many successful "searches" i knew there had to be some sort of advanced magic behind the curtain making it perfect.
I can't thank you guys enough for this, and the search feature is working like a well oiled machine !

 

[cyber echo]

You know you can always use google to search this site ?

Search: ++site:icmag.com ++"phrase"

 

[tehmaster]

You know you can always use google to search this site ?

Search: ++site:icmag.com ++"phrase"

That's a useful little code there.

but you know google can and probably will , on record, be archiving all of your searches?
Not to mention they censor pages to their discretion, they even censor crime statistics.
Google ain't what it used to be.

I recommend staying far far away and using startpage, who doesn't log or report your ip/ search histories.

 

[Neekz]

That's a useful little code there.

but you know google can and probably will , on record, be archiving all of your searches?
Not to mention they censor pages to their discretion, they even censor crime statistics.
Google ain't what it used to be.

I recommend staying far far away and using startpage, who doesn't log or report your ip/ search histories.

It will always be logged somewhere regardless, unless using TOR ...

 

[GP73LPC]

used this search again tonight, love it!!!

 

[GP73LPC]

You know you can always use google to search this site ?

Search: ++site:icmag.com ++"phrase"

i'm not sure i understand your search, but i just use this(assume i am searching bogglegum)

bogglegum:icmag.com

that's all you need

 

[Skip]

i'm not sure i understand your search, but i just use this(assume i am searching bogglegum)

bogglegum:icmag.com

that's all you need

I've always used something like:
site:icmag.com bogglegum
for google searches

But now I use duckduckgo.com

 

[BOESELAGER]

Navigation Skip it the key! This site is awesome!