The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it) - My Forums

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

dorstox — Jul 16, 2010, 02:00 AM

Yes they were there. I deleted all of them and repeated the steps. It works now, maybe i made some mistake the first time

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

dorstox — Jul 15, 2010, 04:39 PM

Thanks ganeshXL for the xml file & howto. It worked very well on my Vista Business 32bit + Firefox 3.6.6. However on my Windows 7 Home 64bit + Firefox 3.6.6. it won’t add it.

I first added in the program files folder like i did for vista (used the x86 folder since the other one doesn’t have Mozilla Firefox):

C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins

Since it didn’t work i also added it to the user profile searchplugins

C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\.default\searchplugins

Each time i restarte FireFox but unfortunately it didn’t help. Any help would be very much appreciated!

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

PatrickSamphire — May 20, 2009, 06:31 AM

Maybe I should have, but in all my time here, I never realised there was a separate search for SMF. Now that I know it, it’s obvious, but like most users, I suspect, I simply entered my search in the box available.

While we’re on searches, is there any reason to have the option to search the web from the forum? Seems like it’s an entirely unnecessary option. If I want to search the web, I can do it from google or from the search embedded in my browser. I suggest reducing the options, thus making everything more usable.

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

rethrash — May 19, 2009, 11:58 AM

Ganesh: it’s not AjaxSearch ... it’d be more like 40 LIKEs with ORs.

Chuck: gee, that looks strangely familiar.

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

therebechips — May 19, 2009, 11:14 AM

To add Ganesh’s firefox-google custom search to Firefox for Mac users, add the modx.xml file to:

/Users//Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/.default/searchplugins/

Works a treat

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

chucktrukk — Nov 04, 2008, 03:57 AM

Have you thought of incorporating something like sphinx? http://www.sphinxsearch.com/

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

zaigham — Nov 04, 2008, 03:51 AM

Thats cool modification to the search!

Thanks guys.

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

MadeMyDay — Nov 04, 2008, 12:56 AM

For Linux do the same in usr/lib/firefox-addons/searchplugins

Thx Ganesh!

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

rethrash — Nov 03, 2008, 05:58 PM

The print page stuff drives me crazy too ... any suggestions on a fix?

Re: The Forum Search is HORRIBLE (and how to fix it)

BobRay — Nov 03, 2008, 05:57 PM

Quote from: ganeshXL at Nov 03, 2008, 11:37 PM

yeah, but removing the "printpage" or "wap2" part from the query string is quite easy (i.e. get to the regular web layout page)

Another great tip. Thanks!