Miscellaneous Hacks - Continue Search

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Description:
This hack removes words that are shorter than your "minimum word length" specified, which in turn removes that annoying "The search term you specified (*) is under the minimum word length (*)...." message. Refer to the screenshot for more of a clue.

Request:
Everywhere

Installation:
All the installation information is in the package.

Changes:
2 Plugins

Change Log:
22/07/2007 - Version 1.2
- Fixed Letter Instances Issue

16/07/2007 - Version 1.1
- Fixed Empty Words Issue
- Fixed Capitalised Words Issue

8/07/2007 - Version 1.0
- Initial Release

[BadgerDog]

Installed...

Thanks....

How can I validate that this is working differently than the native search?

I've tried several phrases with the mod on and off, but I get the exact same results?

Regards,
Badger

[Dannyloski]

If you're not getting the following message when entering words in the search that are shorter than the "minimum word length" specified in your AdminCP, then this Hack is working ...

The search term you specified (***) is under the minimum word length (*) and therefore will not be found. Please make this term longer.

If this term contains a wildcard, please make this term more specific.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Dannyloski

If you're not getting the following message when entering words in the search that are shorter than the "minimum word length" specified in your AdminCP, then this Hack is working ...

Thanks for the response...

I do not get that message, but if I search our entire forums for the word "the" (as an example), I get the following message:

Please specify some words or valid user names to search on. There were no matches for those that you specified.

I thought that this mod was supposed to bypass and extend the search capability past the short length limiation, or have I misunderstood what it does? The word "the" must occur somewhere in our thousands of posts?

BTW, this occurs with this mod turned ON...

Regards,
Badger

Edit: if I turn the mod OFF and serach for "the", I get the following on a new screen:

The search term you specified (the) is under the minimum word length (4) and therefore will not be found. Please make this term longer.

If this term contains a wildcard, please make this term more specific.

[Paul M]

It's working correctly for you then.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Paul M

It's working correctly for you then.

Thanks Paul, that's what I thought, but then why in 6,293 posts, does the word "the" (no quotes) not appear according to the first message with the mod turned ON?

Regards,
Badger

Edit: plus .. when I search with mod ON for "45 days" (no quotes), I get:

The following words are either very common, too long, or too short
and were not included in your search: 45

Sorry for being so thick ...

[Dismounted]

I think you're misunderstanding what this hack does. This hack removes words that are shorter than your "minimum word length" specified, which in turn removes that annoying "The search term you specified (*) is under the minimum word length (*)...." message.

If you want to include those short words, you could just lower you minimum word length.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Dismounted

I think you're misunderstanding what this hack does. This hack removes words that are shorter than your "minimum word length" specified, which in turn removes that annoying "The search term you specified (*) is under the minimum word length (*)...." message.

If you want to include those short words, you could just lower you minimum word length.

Ahhhh.....

Thanks... now I get it.... :up:

Give me a coffee break and you'll have to retrain me....

Regards,
Badger

[bazzup]

nice installed

[PoetJA-1975]

Originally Posted by Dismounted

I think you're misunderstanding what this hack does. This hack removes words that are shorter than your "minimum word length" specified, which in turn removes that annoying "The search term you specified (*) is under the minimum word length (*)...." message.

If you want to include those short words, you could just lower you minimum word length.

hmmm - You should put that explanation in the 1st post :P
I actually thought the hack is an inclusive one which would accept the shorter words LOL
Same difference I suppose ==== Thanx for the share just the same

Jacquii.

[livewirecebu]

My impression of this hack was the same as POETJA-1975. The explaination in the first page was not so clear that i thought that it will allow me to search shorter words.