thatCharlieDude Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Is search on the website disabled? I've tried searching topics for the last couple of days and I get an error message. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Just used it without to much problem but I seem to get a error message often also lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Go to google advanced search. Put in your search terms and then limit the search to www.woodtalkonline.com. It has always been better than the forum search. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 3 hours ago, I B said: When using Google you can just add this to the end of your search to specify a site . Fill in the blank. _______________ site:woodtalkonline.com Click this for an example. That's what I've been doing but it would be nice to search without leaving the site or tab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 53 minutes ago, thatCharlieDude said: That's what I've been doing but it would be nice to search without leaving the site or tab. Search is working fine for me, but you can do a Google search without leaving the site: The screenshot is from the mobile site but I suppose there's a similar option somewhere if you're using a desktop computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 25 minutes ago, Immortan D said: Search is working fine for me, but you can do a Google search without leaving the site: The screenshot is from the mobile site but I suppose there's a similar option somewhere if you're using a desktop computer. Can't find on desktop using Chrome. I just tried the search option again and got this error message: Error code: EX1064 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 I suppose there's a bug in desktop mode. It works fine from my phone. Try this URL: https://www.woodtalkonline.com/google-search/ You can make a bookmark. It's a workaround until Marc has time to look into the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 I can do a google search it would just be nice to do it on site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Try with another browser, or clear your cookies and cache. I don't remember having issues with the forum search option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Tried it on a desktop using Chrome and I don't see any errors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 2 hours ago, thewoodwhisperer said: Tried it on a desktop using Chrome and I don't see any errors. Yay! You fixed it! It's working now, I swear it hasn't worked for the last two days for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Interesting, it doesn't work when I search for "wen." All my other searches worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Search “wen planer” and “wen” will hit. Just searching “wen” also returns an error code for me. Maybe three letter searches don’t work? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, C Shaffer said: Search “wen planer” and “wen” will hit. Just searching “wen” also returns an error code for me. Maybe three letter searches don’t work? "can" didn't work either. I bet you're right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Its pretty common for text search in databases to require more than 3 letters. So many 3-letter words out there that searches return a near-worthless data set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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