search function January 24, 2009, 03:51:55 PM ok, i tried to search for blower motor and got 96 threads, so i tried to search for the phrase "blower motor" and still got the same 96 threads..... is there a was to search for an exact phrase or will it only search for both words independently? a phrase search is so much quickerthanks Quote Selected
search function Reply #1 – January 24, 2009, 04:06:34 PM try "blower motor repair". you should get 8 good one. Quote Selected
search function Reply #2 – January 24, 2009, 10:31:58 PM i know, but it still tries the words individually..... would be cool to search for the exact phrase :) Quote Selected
search function Reply #3 – January 24, 2009, 10:43:06 PM yes, it would but then some of us, would be cofuzed Quote Selected
search function Reply #4 – January 25, 2009, 12:27:14 AM hmmm.... i thought searching by exact phrase was in the advance options. guess not. Quote Selected
search function Reply #5 – January 25, 2009, 04:35:43 AM im still not really sure how to separate key words. I just type a word or phrase and depend highly on the thread title. thats why i hate thread titles like,,,,,"darn it" or "opps" when in reality said threads are about specific problems. Quote Selected
search function Reply #6 – January 25, 2009, 08:07:29 AM Try wrapping quotes around the phrase you're searching for, like "blower motor repair". Most search engines will return the exact phrase if you use quotes.You can also try using plus signs between the words. blower+motor+repair will return results will all three of those words, but not necessarily in that order (it might return results like "repair blower motor"). This will prevent you getting every thread with the word motor in it. Quote Selected
search function Reply #7 – January 25, 2009, 08:36:47 PM i thought the comma would do what you say the plus sign does?? learn me something new please. Quote Selected
search function Reply #9 – January 25, 2009, 09:03:14 PM Quote from: jcassity;253603learn me something new please.Ok...The comma between words means that all the words do not have to show up in the results, such as searching for thunderbird,cougar on eBay would show all results with thunderbird OR cougar. The plus sign means thunderbird AND cougar, so any results showing only one or the other would be omitted.The minus sign (-) between words will omit the word after the sign. For example, to stop seeing Chevy 305 engines when you search for "5.0" on eBay you can type "5.0-chevy" (without the quotes). ...Also, you can use brackets to do many searches at once. A common one I used to do on eBay would be somthing like (1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988)+(thunderbird,cougar,tbird,t bird)-(decal,decals,cl4d,chip,turbonator)This would bring me all results for 83-88 T-Birds and Cougars but omit all the decals, resistor-sold-as-a-performance-upgrade scams, turbonators, and a particular seller that used to spam up the results with hundreds of ads (for some reason all his ads had c4ld in the title, so I could ask eBay to ignore it).I say "Used to use" because with eBay's supremely stupid "Best Match" search system anything you search for is a shoot. Quote Selected
search function Reply #10 – January 25, 2009, 09:05:32 PM ...of course I'm using uiniversal search variables (will work with Google, eBay, etc). I have no idea if they work the same on this forum. I've never tried it :D Quote Selected
search function Reply #11 – January 25, 2009, 10:50:44 PM The + and " don't turn it into phrases in our search engine here....However, go to google and type: site:http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com "blower motor"The results are narrowed to 30... Quote Selected
search function Reply #12 – January 28, 2009, 07:44:12 PM Quote from: jcassity;253510thats why i hate thread titles like,,,,,"darn it" or "opps" when in reality said threads are about specific problems.It helps folks search threads and scan sections if people put a little thought into their thread titles. Quote Selected
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