Other What exactly is the trick to making the search function actually work?

[OCD Solutions]

Everytime someone replies "did you try the search function?" I wanna cram my phone down their throat.

I can have the exact title of the thread or an exact phrase from the thread and it still comes up with everything but the thread I am looking for.

I seem to have better luck from a computer than my mobile so peehaps they use different search engines?.?.?.

 

[IS0LD0UT]

Many times I just use google to search, just add the site keyword to limit the results to the x. example: hood site:x-h2o.com

 

[SuperJETT]

When vbulletin switched to version 4, they redid the search setup and it basically sucks. I've tweaked things to give more weight to exact matches, etc etc and it hasn't really helped much honestly.

Using google, search use: site:x-h2o.com blah blah blah

 

[WFO Speedracer]

I tried that but when I typed in site:x-h2o.com blah blah blah, I got way too many hits

 

[Matt_E]

Probably 9,848 hits, huh Terry?

 

[WFO Speedracer]

No Matt , actually a bunch of threads about mountain bikes came up I was like WTF ?

 

[WaveDemon]

the only way I get the search function to work is if I can remember who posted what I'm looking for. not much help for newbs.

 

[Magnum Mike]

I had much better luck using the site search function after setting the default search preferences:
only search titles
sort results by date, descending
then click the go button next to "save search preferences"

 

[OCD Solutions]

Well google did the trick, one hit and it was the exact thread so that is good to know.

Will set my preferences up as well and try that too.

Thanks for the tips, maybe this should be a sticky?

 

[Matt_E]

No. I prefer to have 15 people a week ask the same question.

 

[OCD Solutions]

No. I prefer to have 15 people a week ask the same question.

Is that sarcasm? I tried to search the topic earlier but...well , you know where that got me. :biggrin:

 

[JetManiac]

Is that sarcasm? I tried to search the topic earlier but...well , you know where that got me. :biggrin:

No sarcasm at all.

 

[mthomps]

"[keywords] site:x-h2o.com"

is what i use for every forum. Doubt the keyword before or after the [keyword]:website makes a difference but I usually have good luck.