Search engine not turning anything up

[new2fishes]

I have searched a number of different EXTREMELY common words "tetra" "crab" "red" "neon" "tank" and NOTHING turns up.
please helP! I really wanna search these forums!

 

[dkpate]

You could just try going to the fish profiles section on the forum list?

 

[PinkSugar]

I'm super new here and I've been having the same thing happen to me... since there's no specific betta section, I tried searching "betta" to see what posts had been made about them recently, and the search turned up no results... seemed really odd when there's even a tag for posts that's "betta" and clicking it turns up quite a few threads...

Could something be up with the search feature, or am I misunderstanding how to use it?

 

[dkpate]

Hmm, I see what you guys mean. Hopefully one of the mods will pick this thread up.

 

[mgamer20o0]

I'm super new here and I've been having the same thing happen to me... since there's no specific betta section, I tried searching "betta" to see what posts had been made about them recently, and the search turned up no results... seemed really odd when there's even a tag for posts that's "betta" and clicking it turns up quite a few threads...

Could something be up with the search feature, or am I misunderstanding how to use it?

Google

you can use google also.

 

[CaptainAhab]

Fact is the search function on this site is worthless. Complete waste of time.

 

[dkpate]

LOL, yikes!

 

[CaptainAhab]

and to think I had to clean that up some

 

[dkpate]

LOL, daaaang.

 

[melosu58]

I`ll see if I can get ahold of the admin.

 

[cabezon]

is it coming up with too many results and not showing them? that happens on another forum.

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

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Could something be up with the search feature, or am I misunderstanding how to use it?

If you're misunderstanding how to use it, most of the rest of us are too!

One thing to do that at least gets you *some* results is instead of just clicking the normal "Search" function in the banner area, click on the "Advanced Search" link.

When you're at the "Advanced Search" page, type in your search phrase or word, and instead of using the default "Search Entire Posts" tell it to "Search Titles Only". You at least get *some* results that way.

But for the most part, agree with Captain, and mgamer's suggestion of using Google is normally what I do. Just follow your search term in Google with "site:aquariumadvice.com" (without the quotes) and it will just search within the website.

 

[mfdrookie516]

there is something wrong with the search function big time. used to, i could search a username and bring up any thread they had posted in, now i cant, not even using the advanced search.

 

[Janet H]

Taking a look at this..

 

[jestes]

Glad to know it's not just me... lol. It kinda works on IE, but not Firefox. I'd rather give up on having internet than use IE though.

 

[mgamer20o0]

how about the IE plug in for firefox? odd it would work on ie but not firefox. google still seems the best bet for now.

 

[CaptainAhab]

I guess if we're going for kinda works.. that seems to be IE's strong suit

 

[thincat]

and to think I had to clean that up some

Was it to much coffee or just the weather.....

 

[CaptainAhab]

Probably the coffee because for some reason I'll forget and go back .. search.. get nothing.. think it was me... try again.. then remember and start cursing, stomping, throwing things .. and move on.

 

[PinkSugar]

Good call on using Google, thanks for the idea! Never occurred to me that a browser might effect it, but I'm using Firefox too.