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Title: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: litwr on 19:10, 20 October 15
It looks irrelevant.   :(   For example, I've just searched for a word "yagol" and got 30 links - no one contains word yagol.  :(
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: McKlain on 19:28, 20 October 15
I don't get that at all...
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: GeoffB17 on 19:30, 20 October 15
Yes!

Just tried search for CPCTRANS, which I know IS there.

Got about 20 results, not found one incl word CPCTRANS.   Seemed to be VERY old postings??

Geoff
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: TFM on 20:08, 20 October 15
Nothing new, the search function here was always crap. It displays very old posts and usually barely related. Maybe the usage of wild-cards can help, but honestly I guess the search function is running on an emulated 6502.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: MacDeath on 20:27, 20 October 15
I searched for porn and found a lot of it... nothing wrong here...  :laugh:


(but yeah, soemwhat hard to find an old article back)
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: Fessor on 20:46, 20 October 15
Google with additional "site:cpcwiki.eu" helps a lot
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: Bryce on 10:27, 21 October 15
Quote from: Fessor on 20:46, 20 October 15
Google with additional "site:cpcwiki.eu" helps a lot

Yup, that's what I do too. It's not the CPCWiki's fault, it's the Wiki software that's crap at searching. The Search button (beside "Downloads" button) is somehow better than the Search field on the page, but still crap.

Bryce.
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: Gryzor on 13:28, 21 October 15
Wait, are we talking about the wiki or the forum?
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: Bryce on 13:29, 21 October 15
The Forum.

Bryce.
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: Gryzor on 13:37, 21 October 15
Yeah, it's getting worse and worse. I just flushed the index and am creating a new one, let's see if that helps any...
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: Gryzor on 13:38, 21 October 15
Ok, seems a bit better now, I can find both yagol and CPCTRANS. Please confirm?
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: Bryce on 14:02, 21 October 15
Quote from: Gryzor on 13:38, 21 October 15
Ok, seems a bit better now, I can find both yagol and CPCTRANS. Please confirm?

Yes, thanks to your post I now find this thread when searching for either of them :D

Bryce.
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: Gryzor on 14:06, 21 October 15
Yeah, noticed that too :D That's because I've assigned a high weight factor to the freshness of the result....
Title: Re: Problem with the forum search on this site
Post by: litwr on 18:41, 21 October 15
It works! Thanks. :)
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