##################################################################### <br /># Install Instructions: Copy and paste the message below into <br /># the new post window in your forum. <br />##################################################################### <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The new and improved Search Feature in UBB.Threads 6.4 is very powerful, however if you're not familiar with how to use it properly, it may not yield the results you are looking for. <br /> <br />[b]To Perform a Search:[/b] <br />[list] <br />[*] Go to the Search Page <br /> <br />[*] Select the Category, Forum or Forums that you would like to search from the left. <br /> - Selecting a Category will search all forums in that category. <br /> - Selecting one forum will search in just that forum <br /> - Selecting multiple forums will search only withing those selected forums <br /> <br />[*] On the right, to search a keyword enter it into the box. You can click "Advanced Search Tips" for more help. <br /> - Entering a single keyword will search for that word. <br /> <br /> - Entering 2 or more words will search for each word, as if there were an OR operator. So entering [b]peanut butter[/b] will search for posts containing [b]peanut[/b] OR [b]butter[/b] <br /> <br /> - Entering 2 or more words WITH PLUS SIGNS will search with an AND operator. So entering [b]+peanut +butter[/b] will search for posts that contain [b]peanut[/b] AND [b]butter[/b] but they do NOT have to be together. <br /> <br /> - Entering 2 or more words IN QUOTE MARKS will search for the phrase. So entering [b]"peanut butter"[/b] will search for posts that contain the PHRASE [b]peanut butter[/b] and will not return the post if it contains only one of the words. <br /> <br /> - Entering 2 or more words with A MINUS sign will exclude words from the search. So entering [b]+peanut -butter[/b] will search for posts which have the word [b]peanut[/b] in them and DO NOT have the word [b]butter[/b]. <br /> <br /> - You can mix and match search operators. For example, entering [b]"peanut butter" -jelly[/b] would return posts containing the PHRASE [b]peanut butter[/b] and NOT containing the word [b]jelly[/b]. <br /> <br /> - Entering [b]"peanut butter" +jelly -dance[/b] would return posts containing the PHRASE [b]peanut butter[/b] and containing the word [b]jelly[/b] but NOT containing the word [b]dance[/b]. <br /> <br />[*] Below that, you can choose whether you are searching the subject AND body of the posts, or just the subject. <br /> <br />[*] Under the Username search section, you can enter a username here. This can be done with or without keywords. So entering [b]"peanut butter" +jelly + dance[/b] in the keywords and the username of [b]navaho[/b] would return posts containing the PHRASE [b]peanut butter[/b] AND the word [b]jelly[/b] AND the word [b]dance[/b] posted by the user [b]navaho[/b]. <br /> <br />[*] Next select a date range. There's an option to search all posts, or search for posts newer or older than a certain criteria. Narrowing down the search time will increase the speed of the results. <br /> <br />[*] Next you can choose how many results per page you wish to view. <br /> <br />[*] As well as choose to view a profile of the body. If selected this will show you the first few words in the body of each post. <br /> <br />[*] When you are finished, click "Submit". <br />[/list] <br />[i]How to courtesy of www.ThreadsDev.com[/i]
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