Ever since the 3.8 upgrade, the search function on my site has absolutely SUCKED. Has anyone else been having this happen? Nothing is relevant any more. I've rebuilt the search index a few times, does not seem to help any. The search terms just do not seem to bring back the relating threads and posts like it use to before. I know the search engine is supposedly re-written from 3.X series...Are there any other tips, or tricks, I need to know about? Its just about near on worthless right now.
Frustrations with the irrelevance of search results on my forum.
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Vote for these items in the tracker: Image Watermarking ----- Search Algorithm Sucks ----- Drop Main CSS section from style manager ------ Simplify process to accept pending group join requests ------ Add option to publish to the wall of a "Fan Page" in addition to the user's personal FB wall. ------ CMS Should physically resize images into thumbnails and not scale via CSSTags: None -
I think it's happening to other ppl
that's why I'm running 3.8 and won't run 4.0 until it works 100% -
Ever since the 3.8 upgrade, the search function on my site has absolutely SUCKED. Has anyone else been having this happen? Nothing is relevant any more. I've rebuilt the search index a few times, does not seem to help any. The search terms just do not seem to bring back the relating threads and posts like it use to before. I know the search engine is supposedly re-written from 3.X series...Are there any other tips, or tricks, I need to know about? Its just about near on worthless right now.
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Be patient for...? Is there actually something on the bug tracker for this that they are working on? Cause I've looked at not seen anything. And for as little as I know about coding and vBulletin architecture, I'm not going to waste the Dev's time with something as ambigious as "search sucks in 4.x" even though thats a fact, I have no technical basis to back it up...Vote for these items in the tracker: Image Watermarking ----- Search Algorithm Sucks ----- Drop Main CSS section from style manager ------ Simplify process to accept pending group join requests ------ Add option to publish to the wall of a "Fan Page" in addition to the user's personal FB wall. ------ CMS Should physically resize images into thumbnails and not scale via CSSComment
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Yes..About 3 times so far Zachery. After the first one, it improved slightly, but its still terrible.Vote for these items in the tracker: Image Watermarking ----- Search Algorithm Sucks ----- Drop Main CSS section from style manager ------ Simplify process to accept pending group join requests ------ Add option to publish to the wall of a "Fan Page" in addition to the user's personal FB wall. ------ CMS Should physically resize images into thumbnails and not scale via CSSComment
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The fulltext search is the same as the old one. Were you using the old vB search or the fulltext search?Comment
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I'm not sure, to be honest. I would assume the old VB search. I just know that when myself or other members use the default search box on the forum the results are very inaccurate compared to how they were. Its difficult to describe, but it seems like it does not handle strings of keywords the same. For example, if I was to search for "250r exhaust flange" before, I'd get thread results where the first post was talking about leaking exhaust flanges on a 250R, what type of aftermarket flange for a 250r to purchase, any 250r flanges for sale in my classifieds section, etc. Now, it seems like with those same key words I get results like, post pictures of your 250R, 250R airbox, 250R suspension, who makes the best exhaust for a 200x, why doesnt the tri-z have an exhaust flange, things like that. Its almost like it searches the keywords individually and combines the results instead of searching for the entire string. I really don't know how else to describe it.Vote for these items in the tracker: Image Watermarking ----- Search Algorithm Sucks ----- Drop Main CSS section from style manager ------ Simplify process to accept pending group join requests ------ Add option to publish to the wall of a "Fan Page" in addition to the user's personal FB wall. ------ CMS Should physically resize images into thumbnails and not scale via CSSComment
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Can you check your Usergroup Options and check if they're using the Boolean search setting?Comment
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Zahcery, The only search related user group permission I can find is one that says
Forum Searching Permissions Can Search Forums Yes No
Which I do have set to, yes.Vote for these items in the tracker: Image Watermarking ----- Search Algorithm Sucks ----- Drop Main CSS section from style manager ------ Simplify process to accept pending group join requests ------ Add option to publish to the wall of a "Fan Page" in addition to the user's personal FB wall. ------ CMS Should physically resize images into thumbnails and not scale via CSSComment
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My search results here on vb.com were erratic at best and mostly pitiful until this last upgrade to 4.0.2 version. I have a feeling the interface has something to do with it as well. The current interface is a night and day improvement over the previous disaster and my results here are back to their previous levels. I'm no new fish when it comes to search either. In fact, I've never had a problem with search anywhere prior to this, in all the years.Comment
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bump?Vote for these items in the tracker: Image Watermarking ----- Search Algorithm Sucks ----- Drop Main CSS section from style manager ------ Simplify process to accept pending group join requests ------ Add option to publish to the wall of a "Fan Page" in addition to the user's personal FB wall. ------ CMS Should physically resize images into thumbnails and not scale via CSSComment
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bump?Vote for these items in the tracker: Image Watermarking ----- Search Algorithm Sucks ----- Drop Main CSS section from style manager ------ Simplify process to accept pending group join requests ------ Add option to publish to the wall of a "Fan Page" in addition to the user's personal FB wall. ------ CMS Should physically resize images into thumbnails and not scale via CSSComment
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HondaATC, I would wait a week, upgrade to 4.0.2 and get a feel from (yourself and) your members if that changed for the better.
I just ran a few sample searches on your board. I got results; they were simply all well shuffled, making it hard to see what was where. Right now, by deafult, the search lists results in alphabetical order (thread title). Trying to set it by latest reply, or earliest post date seems a bit convoluted. By comparison, check out the Advanced Search default here on vb.com running 4.0.2 and it is much closer to what everyone's been used to on 3.8.x and earlier. Your members will just have to checkmark "Posts", select Entire Posts or Threads Titles and they'll be back in familiar territory.
Wait a week, instead of pulling your hair out. I really believe the main problem is with the interface rather than the index. I originally thought it was the engine, but it ended up being the 4.0.1 (and earlier) interface for me too.Comment
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I'll wait and see....I sure hope it does because this is like the one major issue that I'm still frustrated/un-happy with on 4.0.Vote for these items in the tracker: Image Watermarking ----- Search Algorithm Sucks ----- Drop Main CSS section from style manager ------ Simplify process to accept pending group join requests ------ Add option to publish to the wall of a "Fan Page" in addition to the user's personal FB wall. ------ CMS Should physically resize images into thumbnails and not scale via CSSComment
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