There are a couple of ways to search the forum. If you have a question we recommend that you search before posting. There's a fair chance that we have a several posts about your topic of interest.
The Forums search tool found on the upper blue nav bar is fairly easy to use and really quick. Our search tool searches for key words and you have a choice to search for threads or posts. Consider using the advanced search function to narrow down your choices. You must be logged into the forums to use the search tool.
Search using Google's search tool for a more accurate result.
You can search only this forum using google. To do this, open a google search window in your browser and key in your seach parameters, leave a space and then type site:www.airforums.com.
Example: If you want to find info about red bearing grease your search would look like this:
red grease site:www.airforums.com Don't forget to hit enter.
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While I do not expect you to know the answer to my question, perhaps you could pose it in the Moderator's Forum where Andy R might see it:
Why does vBulletin have such a poor search engine?
I think it is because the creators want people to ask the same old questions. Asking questions generates traffic. Traffic generates revenue when Google ads are involved.
While I do not expect you to know the answer to my question, perhaps you could pose it in the Moderator's Forum where Andy R might see it:
Why does vBulletin have such a poor search engine?
I think it is because the creators want people to ask the same old questions. Asking questions generates traffic. Traffic generates revenue when Google ads are involved.
Tom
But not searching first sure puts a bee in the bonnet of a few folks...
Tom, lots of people complain about the search feature of vBulletin. Hopefully they will come out with a better system in their future releases. I plan to integrate a Google search into the site soon. Then we will need to make the search box easier to find to try encourage people to use it.
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Should I use "+" or "&" signs between words to do a multiple-word-specific search? For example, I want to search for "wheel well" but not have every post/thread come up with the word "wheel" in it, only "wheel well". Would I use "wheel+well" or something like that?
Should I use "+" or "&" signs between words to do a multiple-word-specific search? For example, I want to search for "wheel well" but not have every post/thread come up with the word "wheel" in it, only "wheel well". Would I use "wheel+well" or something like that?
fotochop
If you want to search AIR for "wheel well" your google search would look like this:
"wheel well" site:www.airforums.com
You could also use the google advanced search page
which will allow the kind of search you want and you can specify that it only searches this site.
Like 2air sez. Advanced Search. Really helps to remember somebody who posted in a thread. Switch "Sort results by" to 'Relevancy.' Try it alternately with 'Show Results as' posts and then threads. That helps sort through threads with a lot of responses.
Earlier this evening I tried to search for the member who had a photo thread about transporting his vintage Airstream to Vancouver Island on a small barge or ferry. I failed miserably...
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