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Better "search" facililty for PriusChat

Discussion in 'PriusChat Website Questions' started by jbarnhart, Feb 27, 2006.

  1. jbarnhart

    jbarnhart New Member

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    Did you know you can use Google's fantasic search capability and restrict it to a single web site? You can use this to your advantage and search for messages in PriusChat. It's a far better search engine than the one built into most BBS packages, including the one PriusChat is built on.

    To help get you started, I made a link that will open up the "advanced" search page of Google and set it to search only the PriusChat site:

    Search PriusChat using Google

    Now you have no excuse for not finding that relevant topic before posting a new message!

    ;)
     
    #1 jbarnhart, Feb 27, 2006
  2. PsyPrius

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    Bookmarked! Thanks! Now, where do I find it in my bookmarks? ^_^
     
    #2 PsyPrius, Feb 27, 2006
  3. aaf709

    aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan

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    Thanks! This will be very helpful.
     
    #3 aaf709, Feb 27, 2006
  4. landstander

    landstander darling no baka

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    Alternately, you can do this by adding "site:priuschat.com" (minus the quotes) to your search text at the main Google site.
     
    #4 landstander, Feb 27, 2006
  5. Danny

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    I didn't realize there was a desire for the Google Search engine on PC. I've added it as a new block on the sidebar for easier searches.

    Thanks for the idea, jbarnhart!
     
    #5 Danny, Feb 27, 2006
  6. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    Are you kidding, Big D? Google kicks butt! They know more about me than I do myself. They catagorize me, parse me, metatag me, and help me find myself when I'm lonely.

    I was trying to think of some way I could use my GoogleDesktop to search Priuschat. I knew it wouldn't work but I was dreaming. And dang it if I didn't know about specifying individual websites for searching but never put the two together.

    But I never knew you could make a page like that.
    Great Job, jbarnhart!!
     
    #6 TonyPSchaefer, Feb 27, 2006
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    Very cool! Thanks!
     
    #7 Salsawonder, Feb 27, 2006
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  9. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    nah...rather just use the link Danny made
     
    #9 DaveinOlyWA, Feb 27, 2006
  10. jbarnhart

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    Yours:
    http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&sitesea...s=priuschat.com

    Mine:
    http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=+s...g_en&as_qdr=all

    I really don't understand your criticism. You are offended by, what, ten characters? Since it's a link, why would you really care one way or the other? Danny's link is best of all, because it is built in to the site.

    I admit, I do have a fondness for the other features of the "advanced" search. YMMV.
     
    #10 jbarnhart, Feb 28, 2006
  11. Frank Hudon

    Frank Hudon Senior Member

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    thanks to Jbarnhart for pointing this out to Danny and thank you Danny for incorporating it into PC. Nice going both of you.
     
    #11 Frank Hudon, Feb 28, 2006
  12. TonyPSchaefer

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    Mine on the left was collapsed. I see it now. I think that an improved boolean function and string searching will greatly increase searching functions. I have to admit that I never really got the hang of the built-in search. The one thing I liked, though, was the ability to have the returns as posts rather than links to entire threads.
     
    #12 TonyPSchaefer, Feb 28, 2006
  13. ryogajyc

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Danny @ Feb 27 2006, 02:04 PM) [snapback]217561[/snapback]</div>
    What sidebar?
     
    #13 ryogajyc, Oct 19, 2006
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