smidwap
11-09-2002, 08:27 PM
I am a bit confused about this:
I am trying to use WHT's search engine to find different posts, but I got no results for something I thought I would maybe get some results. So out of curiousity I searched for "host" and I got the following:
vBulletin Message
Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.
:eek: :confused: :bawling:
lol...Am I missing something here or what?
smidwap
11-09-2002, 08:29 PM
Dope, nevermind. I can now get sufficient search results.
HOWEVER, I have noticed this has happened more than once. Anyone know if this is a client or server-side problem?
AceWeb
11-09-2002, 08:31 PM
All works for me. Check the options that you choose when search
Darth
11-09-2002, 08:32 PM
Never noticed any problems yet.
progex
11-09-2002, 08:32 PM
Probably client side, it's working fine for me.
Also, IMO, WHT's Search feature is poorly-powered, you must select a very specific term in order to find what you're looking for--As contrasted from Sitepointforums.com's search engine feature. ;)
SoftWareRevue
11-09-2002, 08:34 PM
It always takes me a while til I ask it the right thing that will display results. :(
Phrozen
11-09-2002, 08:50 PM
Speaking of the search, is it just me, or do wildcards not work?
smidwap
11-09-2002, 09:18 PM
Originally posted by Phrozen
Speaking of the search, is it just me, or do wildcards not work?
I'm not sure about wildcards, but I've noticed AND and OR don't work. :rolleyes:
JeremyV
11-09-2002, 10:35 PM
vBulletin's search tends to suck on larger sites. You just need to experiment with different terms to get what you want. I had trouble with it a few nights ago as well. Same thing happens on other large VB's I use as well.
PPCforHosts
12-09-2002, 04:46 PM
Hi All:
Thought I'd bring this topic back up. The WHT search still doesn't always work correctly.
Try searching for "ResellerConnection.com", which was mentioned in http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56531, and you'll get a "No results."
There are plenty of other examples. It seems to happen when the phrase being searched for is one long word, as the case usually is when it comes to site addresses. Try "**************.com" (mentioned is same thread above) or "RegisterFly.com" (included in the title of http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93188). Both have been mentioned numerous times, yet searches always yield nada.
Or it might be the ".com". Searching for just "RegisterFly" works fine.
Any ideas?
MarcD
12-09-2002, 04:49 PM
I get a page can not be displayed message ?
filburt1
12-09-2002, 05:27 PM
vB's engine could be rejecting like so:
1. host: specified as too common and rejected
2. registerfly.com, **************.com, too long (considered one word), rejected
3. wildcards turned off and rejected
