Searching within Buy & Sell subforum - tips for optimising search results

Darren · 31st October 2005

We have found that limiting the search to defined timeperiods and also to the Buy & Sell sub-forum provides the BEST results. You will need to use the Advanced Search function under the drop-down Search link on the navigation bar.

In the screenshot above, we have limited the search to
a) Thread titles only
b) Threads/posts that are less than one month old
c) Searching within the Buy & Sell subforum only.

Please give this search method a try and you will definitely get better results.

Note: Minimum search phrase is 4 characters, thus words like f80, 20D etc will not be found. Unfortunately, there isn't a workaround for this limit currently as we have found that enabling 3-char searches has a severe performance hit on the server.

EOS10D · 7th November 2005

what happened to our subscription list?

I just looked and they are all gone but today's are still around

???

nemo · 12th November 2005

if that is the case, it will be good if you can default the search fields to the ones you have stated.

31st October 2005	#1
Darren ClubSNAP Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ClubSNAP HQ Posts: 7,483	Searching within Buy & Sell subforum - tips for optimising search results We have found that limiting the search to defined timeperiods and also to the Buy & Sell sub-forum provides the BEST results. You will need to use the Advanced Search function under the drop-down Search link on the navigation bar. In the screenshot above, we have limited the search to a) Thread titles only b) Threads/posts that are less than one month old c) Searching within the Buy & Sell subforum only. Please give this search method a try and you will definitely get better results. Note: Minimum search phrase is 4 characters, thus words like f80, 20D etc will not be found. Unfortunately, there isn't a workaround for this limit currently as we have found that enabling 3-char searches has a severe performance hit on the server.

7th November 2005	#2
EOS10D Deregistered Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 187	Re: Searching within Buy & Sell subforum - tips for optimising search results what happened to our subscription list? I just looked and they are all gone but today's are still around ???

12th November 2005	#3
nemo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Woodlands Posts: 2,210	Re: Searching within Buy & Sell subforum - tips for optimising search results if that is the case, it will be good if you can default the search fields to the ones you have stated.