Why is Proboards search function so bad?

[OneDay]

I often want to search for a post I've read previously and rather than pleading for info I want to use the search function. On the face of it, the functionality is brilliant but the problem is it simply doesn't work.
As an example, I typed "Kayfun 2.1" in the search box. Now I know that this has been mentioned umpteen times. And yet Proboards comes up with 'no results'.

I've been keen to write a tutorial on how to use the search function effectively but there's just no point when it won't even search properly

[Chrissie]

I agree OneDay that the Proboards search function isn't that good

[giles]

OneDay I suggest next time you type "Kayfun 2.1 aaec" into google. Works a treat.

[Aldo]

I hope that OneDay it will work correctly !

(I was about to copy paste the whole Martin Luther King speech, replacing all the "one day" with your user link OneDay! In the end I was more moderate )

[barrynorton]

Know what else I hate? That it traps the Alt+D key combination. Makes using it on anything but a Mac a pain.

[a1laserboy]

You could put kayfun 2.1 into the 'with the phrase' field, it just came up with 67 pages of results. Although it finds anything with kayfun, not only kayfun 2.1……..

[rincewind]

Jan 9, 2014 17:13:51 GMT barrynorton said:

Know what else I hate? That it traps the Alt+D key combination. Makes using it on anything but a Mac a pain.

Works fine on a PC with Ctrl+D

[barrynorton]

Ctrl+D is bookmark. Alt+D is set focus to address bar (Cmd+L on the Mac). Different things.

[Carpe Vapor]

I have pm'd Chrissie with a possible solution using Google Search instead of the Forum default search

You can test it out on this test page - It searches AAE-C Forum

eliquidrecipes.boards.net/page/search

[a1laserboy]

Jan 9, 2014 19:06:33 GMT Carpe Vapor said:

I have pm'd Chrissie with a possible solution using Google Search instead of the Forum default search

You can test it out on this test page - It searches AAE-C Forum

eliquidrecipes.boards.net/page/search

Very cool

[Chrissie]

It's blooming brilliant Carpe Vapor

[Chrissie]

With a millions thanks to Carpe Vapor for his help, I've now added the new search function

Thank you so much Carpe Vapor

[fiddles]

Google is great for site searches, just type into google search term then site: followed by web site address (no need for http:// or www. )
for example OneDay wanted to look for kayfun 2.1 so in google search box you would type kayfun 2.1 site:allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com (works on any web site)
here is said example

[Carpe Vapor]

Jan 9, 2014 21:57:14 GMT Chrissie said:

With a millions thanks to Carpe Vapor for his help, I've now added the new search function

Thank you so much Carpe Vapor

You're welcome as always :-)

[Chrissie]

fiddles with thanks to Carpe Vapor help, you now just need to click on the Search tab in the main menu below the forum banner & it will take you directly to a google search for AAE-C