Search function??? WTF??? ###Issue solved 2011-10-07###

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Sep 29, 2011 | 03:35 PM

SgtSkiddz

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Search function??? WTF??? ###Issue solved 2011-10-07###

What's up with the search function? I tried a couple of different searches and it kept giving me the "no matches found" bullshit. One search was for the word 'handlebars' in the parts section.

So after trying another seach a little later it gave me the same ****. So just to test it out I did a search for the word 'harley', and it's trying to tell me that it can't find that word in the entire forum.

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Sep 29, 2011 | 03:38 PM

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The search function has never worked very well. A Google search will find stuff faster in HDF.

Sep 29, 2011 | 03:49 PM

Ganooch

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Yeah, I have the same issue which is why I posted a helmet thread when I know that I could have found the info that I was looking for with the search function.

Sep 29, 2011 | 04:54 PM

IDSTC

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I have always had better luck with google searches as well.

You can use the inurl or site operators. Here is a description from google:

http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/operators.html

For example

"site:hdforums.com handlebars" gives you all the pages on hdforums with the word handlebars.

and "site:hdforums.com handlebars inurl:softail-parts" gives you all of the pages with hablebars in the softail-parts forum.

Last edited by IDSTC; Sep 29, 2011 at 04:58 PM.

Sep 29, 2011 | 05:03 PM

Jackie Paper

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It's presently down.

Sep 29, 2011 | 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by grf000

It's presently down.

I usually type in my name in the search to see if anyone is looking for me,and once again it is not working..So if ya need a question answered, Please send me an email or build a fire and I will look for the smoke...