Suggestion Remove the search limits

[Margen67]

If you search with words shorter than five letters you get this error:

"The search could not be completed because the search keywords were too short, too long, or too common."
It doesn't make very much sense to have a search function that doesn't search..

 

[mgrev]

+1
i've already made a thread for that earlier

 

[Margen67]

+1
i've already made a thread for that earlier

Link?

 

[mgrev]

http://gbatemp.net/threads/tags.403346/ involved in this one, not as direct as yours though xD. bet you wouldnt find it if you were looking for the search limits

 

[Lycan911]

I agree. I can't exactly remember what I wanted to search for, but I've ran across that error quite a few times.

+1 for this thread

 

[Margen67]

step 1: google.com
step 2: search term site:gbatemp.net
step 3: ???
step 4: PROFIT

That's not as accurate, and can't always find what you're looking for.

 

[CIAwesome526]

or... how about a not broken search bar. y'know... one that searches.... even with normal words...

 

[Abcdfv]

Yeah this would be pretty great. No point in telling people to search when stuff like "cia installer" are blocked.

 

[Pedeadstrian]

Yeah this would be pretty great. No point in telling people to search when stuff like "cia installer" are blocked.

And besides, the limit is probably hardcoded into the forum software itself.

 

[Margen67]

And besides, the limit is probably hardcoded into the forum software itself.

If it's a hardcoded limit it would probably be a one line change.

 

[NodePoint]

And besides, the limit is probably hardcoded into the forum software itself.

A hardcoded limit? Done in the forum software? Highly doubt that.

 

[yuyuyup]

Is this STILL a problem?

 

[sarkwalvein]

Is this STILL a problem?

Yes, it is.
Dear @Margen67 , can you make this thread a poll asking if you would like the search limit to be removed?

 

[Sicklyboy]

Is this STILL a problem?

Dunno, if you search a term shorter than five characters does it still happen?

 

[Margen67]

Yes, it is.
Dear @Margen67 , can you make this thread a poll asking if you would like the search limit to be removed?

Done.

 

[CIAwesome526]

Yay, your online!

 

[Margen67]

Dunno, if you search a term shorter than five characters does it still happen?

Yes.

 

[Mazamin]

Unfortunately it's not a question of democracy.
By the way I like this suggestion.

 

[BORTZ]

I have been here 8 years and still cant use the search function correctly. I wonder if there is a google site search for XenForo plugin.

 

[Veho]

I have been here 8 years and still cant use the search function correctly. I wonder if there is a google site search for XenForo plugin.

Just add "site:gbatemp.net" (without the quotes) to your Google search, and it will search the Temp only.
That's close enough.