Forum search sucks
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Forum search sucks
The forum advanced search function that supposedly allows you to limit results by board actually does nothing. Please fix.
Plus the search itself is pretty bad. I tried searching for 'rendering' and the first 19 results did not have the word 'rendering'. Not very impressive.
Plus the search itself is pretty bad. I tried searching for 'rendering' and the first 19 results did not have the word 'rendering'. Not very impressive.
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Re: Forum search sucks
I agree! bahua!eliphar17 wrote: The forum advanced search function that supposedly allows you to limit results by board actually does nothing. Please fix.
Plus the search itself is pretty bad. I tried searching for renderings and the first post was about the KCI shuttle. Not very impressive.
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Re: Forum search sucks
I agree. The forum search sucks. There's nothing we can do about it.
Try prepending a google search with:
site:forum.kcrag.com:
like so...
Try prepending a google search with:
site:forum.kcrag.com:
like so...
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Re: Forum search sucks
This time, I've actually created a real, sanctioned google search thingie, and stuck it on the page. I'm still working on it, but I think it'll do for now.
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Re: Forum search sucks
Looks good, bahua! Now, all I need is something to search...
KC is the way to be!
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Re: Forum search sucks
What happened to the previous search built into SMF? I liked it
The new search returns links to the mobile view of the forum, which kinda sucks.
The new search returns links to the mobile view of the forum, which kinda sucks.
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Re: Forum search sucks
Well I prefer it to a search that just plain doesn't work. That's the SMF search.
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Re: Forum search sucks
Was it a casualty of moving to the new host? It seemed to work well in the past...bahua wrote: Well I prefer it to a search that just plain doesn't work. That's the SMF search.
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I've heard this suggestion before, and I wonder where it comes from. For me the search, since this site first converted to SMF from phpBB a couple years ago, has been unbelievably useless. I will keep working on this.dangerboy wrote: Was it a casualty of moving to the new host? It seemed to work well in the past...
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Re: Forum search sucks
WHEW!!!!!!!!!
I've thought it was unbelievably useless forever, but I thought it was me so I never said anything.
I've thought it was unbelievably useless forever, but I thought it was me so I never said anything.
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Re: Forum search sucks
there was a time where i was able to search and find specific posts i wanted. then i could not find anything. now there is a 7% likelihood i will find what i am looking for.
WEAK.
WEAK.
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Re: Forum search sucks
As I said, I working on it. When I say that, that means I'm working on it. It doesn't mean I've cast the issue aside. It means I'm actually working on it. Right now.
Right now, you can find what you're looking for, but you'll need to strip the ";wap2" off the end of the url to get the page to appear normal.
I'm working on it.
Right now, you can find what you're looking for, but you'll need to strip the ";wap2" off the end of the url to get the page to appear normal.
I'm working on it.
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Re: Forum search sucks
I also want a pony.bahua wrote: As I said, I working on it. When I say that, that means I'm working on it. It doesn't mean I've cast the issue aside. It means I'm actually working on it. Right now.
Right now, you can find what you're looking for, but you'll need to strip the ";wap2" off the end of the url to get the page to appear normal.
I'm working on it.
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Re: Forum search sucks
I've set up a robots.txt file. I think this might work. Can anybody confirm this?
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Re: Forum search sucks
bahua, the search function isn't working very well. could you look into that?
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Re: Forum search sucks
forum's broke, dude. the equipment is busted.bahua wrote:
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Re: Forum search sucks
no the search sucks.bahua wrote:
What is with the text only google results that don't have hot links? The easiest way to search this forum is to leave the forum and do a normal google search.
A forum with no search and no spell check. Everything's up to date in KC! Haha.
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Re: Forum search sucks
The "text-only" google results are the wireless version of each page. As I said:
And then, in response to this problem, I said:bahua wrote: Right now, you can find what you're looking for, but you'll need to strip the ";wap2" off the end of the url to get the page to appear normal.
Please read the preceding posts before posting.bahua wrote: I've set up a robots.txt file. I think this might work. Can anybody confirm this?
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OK, I only glanced at the posts, saw a bunch of typical bs and moved on