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Post by Darkangelv2 » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:51 am

Hi Mods

I've tried using the advanced Search function and i'm getting 0 results consistently for searches i know should yield results.

Is there a problem with the search function currently?

BTW i am searching: "Badge Replacement"
Only option i change is to return Topics rather than Posts.
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Post by Darkangelv2 » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:52 am

Ironically, just tested "Search by posts" and it returns loads of results (including this post!).

It's the returning of Threads that is broken.
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Post by Marlon » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:02 am

I just had 155 responses and 11 pages of results for 'badge replacement' search (leaving all other search criteria as default - looks like setting return to 'topics' is your issue since this returns no search results)
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Post by Darkangelv2 » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:47 am

Agreed, that's what i'm getting. Can anyone look into why the Topic function has broken?

It's so much easier searching through topics than individual posts.
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Post by Marlon » Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:11 pm

I understand - I was getting mixed up in my testing between returning 'Topics' and searching within 'Topic titles only' option.
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Post by sp3ctre » Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:33 pm

Which thread are you expecting to be returned when you perform that search?
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Post by Darkangelv2 » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:32 pm

I don't know exactly - hence being able to return topic titles then assessing which may be helpful is far quicker than having to scan through hundreds of individual posts.

I want to know how to change the rear badge on the bootlid.

I don't know if there will be a How To or if it's been covered in Discussion or Problems etc..
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Post by sp3ctre » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:38 pm

Darkangelv2 wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:32 pm I don't know exactly - hence being able to return topic titles then assessing which may be helpful is far quicker than having to scan through hundreds of individual posts.

I want to know how to change the rear badge on the bootlid.

I don't know if there will be a How To or if it's been covered in Discussion or Problems etc..
I think that’s the problem, it is searching the titles for your wuery and there weren’t any. Test it with a few recent topic titles and I think (might be wrong) you’ll find it works
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Post by Darkangelv2 » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:39 pm

sp3ctre wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:38 pm
Darkangelv2 wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:32 pm I don't know exactly - hence being able to return topic titles then assessing which may be helpful is far quicker than having to scan through hundreds of individual posts.

I want to know how to change the rear badge on the bootlid.

I don't know if there will be a How To or if it's been covered in Discussion or Problems etc..
I think that’s the problem, it is searching the titles for your wuery and there weren’t any. Test it with a few recent topic titles and I think (might be wrong) you’ll find it works
I'm not searching for it in titles though? I'm searching the body of the posts to Display results as topics.

Try searching literally ANYTHING and select the 'topics' return it will return zero results.
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Post by sp3ctre » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:49 pm

Ah yes, I see now. Looks like a bug, will look into it when I get a chance
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Post by Darkangelv2 » Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:54 pm

sp3ctre wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:49 pm Ah yes, I see now. Looks like a bug, will look into it when I get a chance
Brilliant, thanks Sp3ctre! :thumbsup:
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Post by Ewazix » Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:16 am

I'm getting the same problem '0' results even for topic headings that are in my list of recent posts.
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Post by ph001 » Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:19 am

I also get no results when I search for anything in ‘my posts’.
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Post by Yorkie Z » Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:14 am

I find it's easier to search google then it gives you pages from the fourm. Gave up using the search function on here, it's hopeless :(
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Post by sp3ctre » Sun Aug 12, 2018 4:30 pm

It's fixed now...
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