'Search' feature on this site

warsi · Post by **warsi** » Mon May 09, 2011 1:06 pm

Hi All,

First and foremost, thank you admins for providing us this platform - I have a small issue with 'Search' within this site. Most of the time, before posting a new question I try to search answers but the search feature gives all kinds of irrelevant results, for example if I'm looking to see any discussion on 'brake fluid' then I can't see any way to search for these two words as a phrase, instead even +brake +fluid will give me all posts/topics with either of these two words in them.

Is there any way to search for phrases to ensure only post/topics are returned where all words exactly match (irrespective of casing of course).

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Mon May 09, 2011 1:30 pm

Hi warsi,

Try this:

*brake fluid*

You will get both words together but you will also get them seperate - should help make things easier though.

Thanks goes to pvr - he told me!

warsi · Post by **warsi** » Mon May 09, 2011 1:37 pm

Thanks Sanj,

but it doesn't quite work for me - tried *arm bushes* as well as +*arm bushes* and the first post that comes back is this (http://www.xdrivers.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... %2A#p20683) which only contains word "charm" and not arm or bushes or arm bushes.

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Mon May 09, 2011 1:58 pm

That's weird - I put in 'arm bushes' or *arm bushes* and get the right search return, albeit not many for arm...

warsi · Post by **warsi** » Mon May 09, 2011 4:41 pm

Done that again and only results with both words in are from this thread

Also bring back wildcard results like 'charm' probably due to *arm.

At least it's better than before

ITBarbie · Post by **ITBarbie** » Mon May 09, 2011 10:03 pm

I tried if and it was fine for me as I got this thread and others. Very strange

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Ant · Post by **Ant** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:42 pm

I am trying to search for 4.6iS angel eyes, as i dont want to create a post that has already been answered, but everytime the search engine ignores the '4' and just searches for 6iS. Why cant I search for 4.6iS ??

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