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Saro
Profile Joined October 2003
United States852 Posts
May 14 2005 06:07 GMT
#1
Our custom search functionality is finally back. The main reason it had to be taken down in the first place was because we're now hosted on machine with a slower processor and about half the RAM. Searches were horrendously slow and bogged down the whole site. For searches, bandwidth really isn't an issue at all, just system resources. To get the search functioning acceptably again, the database needed some optimizations and the search code needed to be redone.

So now the search is back and functions mostly like it did before. There are some small new visual and functional enhancements too though, so I'll just go ahead and explain how it all works.

Using the side search bar will default to searching the content of each post, in all forums. For more options, click the Search heading graphic of the side menu (or just click More options). From there you will be able to select for searching content only, topic title only, or run both searches at the same time. There's a menu which lets you limit your search to a certain forum. You can also enter a username, which will only bring back results from users who's names contain what you entered. Of course all of these options can be used simultaneously to return the desired results.

A couple caveats about word length: it will only return results for words that are 4 characters or more. Searching for did boxer win will bring back the same results as if you had only searched for boxer. Similarly, when entering a username, it will only work if you've entered 3 or more characters. When searching with Title Only, if you enter a username, it will return matches for topics where that user started the thread. You can also search for exact phrases by "putting your search in double quotes", and you can use any combination of quotes and words.

If you've searched in All Forums, results will be displayed grouped by forum. The forum name headings will be dispersed among the results to indicate which forum the below results are located in. There is a link to the topic title, as well as direct links to the specific posts in the thread that matched your search query. If you included part of a username, before the results will show "Matching names" with a little show/hide toggle link. Click show to display all of the different usernames that matched what you entered. You can click on one of the names to update the username box, then just run the search again to get more specific results.

The number of results on one page is still limited to 100 - but now there are multiple pages, so you can get to every result of the search. Although, it is advisable to try and make your searches as specific as possible, and you'll have less 'searching' through the search results to do. There's also a little "Open links in new window" checkbox on the page too. When you click on a result link, it will normally load in the current window. But if you check that box, the link will open in a new window, leaving all your search results right there. There were some complaints that IE acted strangely when hitting the Back button to go back to your search results. The form itself is different now so that should fix the problem. But if you do have any troubles, just use that checkbox.


Well, I think that about covers it. Any other questions are welcome. Oh, a quick link for using Google to search TL.net is on that side menu too. Hopefully the search stuff won't need to be reworked again for a long time. If it comes to it, just adding more RAM should solve any slowness problems.

Cheers
Locked
Profile Joined September 2004
United States4182 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-05-14 06:28:25
May 14 2005 06:27 GMT
#2
wow its back AND better

thanks a lot


edit: and it fixed the back-page problems ^_^
UMS map pack http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=50442
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
16984 Posts
May 14 2005 06:39 GMT
#3
I heart you Saro <3<3<3<3<3<3
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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51444 Posts
May 14 2005 06:45 GMT
#4
YESSSS
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ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
May 14 2005 07:00 GMT
#5
Good job, and I love it.
Malmis
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Sweden1569 Posts
May 14 2005 07:58 GMT
#6
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Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
May 14 2005 08:25 GMT
#7
finally, i think i reminded quite some times in the feedback forum.

have my children now, will you?
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Eniram
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Sudan3166 Posts
May 14 2005 08:39 GMT
#8
seriosuly saro, i would fornicate with you
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Pacifist
Profile Joined October 2003
Israel1683 Posts
May 14 2005 08:45 GMT
#9
ty
Riding a bike is overrated.
wishterran
Profile Joined February 2004
United States1045 Posts
May 14 2005 12:07 GMT
#10
best. news. ever.
ihatett
Profile Joined January 2005
United States2289 Posts
May 14 2005 13:36 GMT
#11
thank you ! <3
I love Protoss because it is tough and straight. Protoss is the race for men.
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Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Slovakia3201 Posts
May 14 2005 17:24 GMT
#12
Aaah it's finaly back.
<3 Saro
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Chibi[OWNS]
Profile Joined May 2003
United Kingdom10597 Posts
May 14 2005 23:43 GMT
#13
--- Nuked ---
pooper-scooper
Profile Joined May 2003
United States3108 Posts
May 15 2005 19:48 GMT
#14
Yes it is so much better now!
Good...Bad... Im the guy with the gun
JudasT
Profile Joined January 2003
Spain2226 Posts
May 22 2005 01:53 GMT
#15
Thanks so much Saro, this function is great !
Taking the time to have simple fun everyday is a must for a happy life.
SuperCrazyMan
Profile Joined November 2004
43 Posts
May 24 2005 03:08 GMT
#16
Please change it to 3 letters? How in God's name is one supposed to search for any matchup information in Strategy? TvT, TvZ, TvP, ZvZ, PvZ, PvP are all three letters and cannot be searched for.
uhh hi ioM)SHARPTHING ObliviousLogic Babel(AijN)
Locked
Profile Joined September 2004
United States4182 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-05-24 05:31:09
May 24 2005 05:29 GMT
#17
On May 24 2005 12:08 SuperCrazyMan wrote:
Please change it to 3 letters? How in God's name is one supposed to search for any matchup information in Strategy? TvT, TvZ, TvP, ZvZ, PvZ, PvP are all three letters and cannot be searched for.


try a google search for "TvP" or using the races like: terran protoss reaver (if you wanted information on strategy for TvP/PvT where P goes reaver drop for example)


also is there any way to change the default on "more options" in search to Both Title And Content instead of the current default of Content Only
UMS map pack http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=50442
SoMuchBetter
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia10606 Posts
May 27 2005 13:09 GMT
#18
this didnt deserve a new thread, but cool birthday icon. When was it implemented?
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camooT
Profile Joined October 2004
United States1354 Posts
May 30 2005 03:32 GMT
#19
I really, really think you should make exceptions for the 9 matchups, tvz, tvp, etc. you could do what locked said, but that just returns every thread that's ever mentioned one of the races. also, google search just sucks.
nicetoknowyou15
Profile Joined December 2005
Jamaica185 Posts
December 14 2005 16:59 GMT
#20
Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I didn't want to make a new one.

Is there a way to view all of your posts, it seems searching just finds posts where my name has been quoted.
im not drivin fast mdog, im flyin low, zimme?
RaGe
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Belgium9947 Posts
December 14 2005 19:45 GMT
#21
only admins have that function, otherwise you could read men in red forum posts
Moderatorsometimes I get intimidated by the size of my right testicle
nicetoknowyou15
Profile Joined December 2005
Jamaica185 Posts
January 06 2006 00:22 GMT
#22
I dont know what that is, but can we at least get a "show new replies to my posts" feature then?
im not drivin fast mdog, im flyin low, zimme?
Asjo
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
Denmark664 Posts
November 14 2009 12:23 GMT
#23
Apart from being able to search for a specific topic, surely the most important thing is being able to find all the posts of a specific user. Some time back, when I discovered that Strelok was posting in these forums, I of course became curious and wanted to see what posts he had made. However, to my dissapointment, I found out that the search function didn't work very well, and that it was only possible to search for a users posts if you typed a specific word which happened to be in them.

Is there any reason for not including this function? As soon as someone searches for a specific username, it should be possible to ignore the four letter word rule. And it should just be a link when you view anyone's profil.
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