Broithe Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 When searching for a word or phrase all I can get are whole threads as answers - and so, I have to start at the first or last post and hunt through. Is there a way to get it to show me the individual post with the relevant phrase in? Some threads are quite long now. I've had a good look, but just can't see how to do it.. Quote
BosKonay Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Hmm, it should highlight the search term in the thread when it displays? Quote
Broithe Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 Hmm, it should highlight the search term in the thread when it displays? The term is highlighted - but only when I can actually find the post in the thread that it's highlighted in.... Quote
BosKonay Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Gotcha You could try CTRL-F (Find) in your browser to find the term? From what I can see, there isn't a way to make the search bring you to a post - the search continues Quote
Broithe Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 My other forum does take you to the posts - it makes life much easier... Quote
BosKonay Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Have you a link? I'll check out how they do it Quote
Broithe Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php Quote
BosKonay Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Try the Advanced search, and ask it to show posts, rather than threads? Quote
BosKonay Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/search.php?search_type=1 The at the bottom, pick 'show results as" then toggle to Posts Quote
Broithe Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 Can you do that - I've ticked 'Posts' but that means that it just searches 'posts' - it still just gives me whole threads with the search term highlighted somewhere in it... Is there somewhere to ask it to show results as posts, rather than threads - I just can't see it.. Quote
Broithe Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/search.php?search_type=1'>http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/search.php?search_type=1 The at the bottom, pick 'show results as" then toggle to Posts How do I get that? If I click Advanced Search, I just get - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/search.php I thought that I'd seen a 'post' button - but I just find it now.. Edited February 10, 2013 by Broithe Quote
BosKonay Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Click the link above. The last toggle is how to show results. Choose posts and bobs yer uncle Quote
Broithe Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 Click the link above. The last toggle is how to show results. Choose posts and bobs yer uncle Indeed - that link works just right and I've saved it - but I still can't get to that stage from the Forum itself... I have got to that before, but I just don't see the way there now. I'm OK now that I've saved that link, but can others search to a post result..? Quote
BosKonay Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Click advanced search Then the 'single content type' tab Quote
Broithe Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 Got it - thought I'd tried that.. Ta. Quote
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