Forum searching

john_smith · 14 Dec 2025 at 09:14

Does it work? See example below. Apologies if there's a thread on this already....I would have searched for it....but.

Thread with Lego in the title clearly exists:
https://i.~ibb.co~/S7r5D7mC/Screenshot-2025-12-14-at-09-10-43.png

Search for it:
https://i.~ibb.co~/PGShZ77Y/Screenshot-2025-12-14-at-09-11-15.png

Fail:
https://i.~ibb.co~/fVx4RMgB/Screenshot-2025-12-14-at-09-11-36.png

What am I doing wrong?

dave28 · 14 Dec 2025 at 09:24

Its not just you, I have always found the search is not very good at well, searching

john_smith · 14 Dec 2025 at 09:36

Thank you.

Kenai · 14 Dec 2025 at 09:39

It's because the default sort from a basic search like that is by date of thread creation and the thread you're highlighting was started in 2008, so it'll be way down the list

john_smith · 14 Dec 2025 at 10:07

Ahh, thank you. Can that be changed at all to most recently posted thread?

Feek · 14 Dec 2025 at 10:26

In the advanced search, there are Order By options.

john_smith · 14 Dec 2025 at 10:33

The top 3 all produce the same results. Not showing the thread I want (the main Lego thread). It's only when selecting most replies does the thread appear.

Relevance
Date
Most recent
Most replies

throwaway4372 · 14 Dec 2025 at 10:42

Yeah the search does blow. It should have the most recent / most replied threads first. I can never find stuff. Can't blame people for posting new duplicate threads if the search isn't usable.

jpaul · 14 Dec 2025 at 10:44

can do AI searching too., for fun
overclockers forum what is member 'something daft already!!' experience in "Lego" thread

john_smith · 14 Dec 2025 at 10:53

Google works better than our own search.

https://i.~ibb.co~/ZzSCKQNm/Screenshot-2025-12-14-at-10-52-39.png

Brun · 14 Dec 2025 at 10:58

You can also specifically search the forums with google...

site:forums.overclockers.co.uk lego

Feek · 14 Dec 2025 at 13:29

john_smith said:
Thread with Lego in the title clearly exists:

Here's the search I did. Simply clicked on advanced search entered Lego in the box and searched.

And the results. This thread first, then the big lego thread.

What else are you expecting?

john_smith · 14 Dec 2025 at 15:47

You don't even need to do advanced search to get those results. What happens when you select search titles only via advanced?

I would expect it to display the most recently posted to thread with Lego in the title.