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REDCART
11-17-2010, 09:11 AM
Are there any plans to improve TOTV's "Search" function? Many times I'll search for words or names that I recall were posted earlier and come back empty. As this site's content grows, the search function will become more necessary and more valuable. Anyone else have a similar observation?

George
tony
11-17-2010, 10:22 AM
George,

I don't fully understand our search either.

You can try Google, but make is specific to our site.

Go to google.com

enter your search terms following this.

site:talkofthevillages.com xxx

Your search term would go where the xxx is.
ajbrown
11-17-2010, 10:37 AM
Tony. You have made my day. I never knew that little trick!

:coolsmiley:

PS. I would be careful using xxx on google :)
JUREK
11-17-2010, 10:49 AM
Tony :
I think you made my day also. I thought I was the only person having trouble with the search option. I gave up on it .:coolsmiley:
Niels
11-17-2010, 11:00 AM
Interesting. I never knew you could you google to search individual sites. I'll have to try that in the future.
2BNTV
11-17-2010, 12:07 PM
Interesting. I never knew you could you google to search individual sites. I'll have to try that in the future.

Me too. Thanks for the info.
Talk Host
11-17-2010, 12:22 PM
Yas! I entered talkofthevillages+nice administrator and my picture came up.
REDCART
11-17-2010, 04:06 PM
Tony, It worked as advertised. Glad I asked. Got any more useful tips?

George
kentucky blue
11-17-2010, 04:19 PM
Yas! I entered talkofthevillages+nice administrator and my picture came up.

You sure that wasn't a picture from a "wanted poster" at the local post office??

:confused:;):police:
philnpat
11-17-2010, 05:02 PM
You sure that wasn't a picture from a "wanted poster" at the local post office??

:confused:;):police:

Tony,
Remember it's Good to be wanted!
tony
11-17-2010, 08:19 PM
ha-HAAAAA!

Now who is the nice administrator?
Pturner
11-17-2010, 08:22 PM
ha-HAAAAA!

Now who is the nice administrator?

Darn, Tony. You beat me to it.
bike42
11-17-2010, 08:35 PM
You can try Google, but make is specific to our site.


Hey, Tony, why don't you place a Google search box right on TOTV? There's a radio button that makes it specific to this site. See the bottom of any page at http://www.drmirkin.com/ for an example of this. Set up a google Adsense account to install it. You will even make a little money from it.
tony
11-17-2010, 08:43 PM
We have talked about this for a while, and we are talking about it again.

We talk too much. Should have done this month's ago when Talk Host suggested it. I think he invented it.
bike42
11-17-2010, 08:52 PM
We have talked about this for a while, and we are talking about it again.


While you're at it, you might want to add Google Adsense for content -- painless revenue.
tony
11-17-2010, 08:54 PM
We use Adsense, but I don't know what Adsense for Content is.
bike42
11-17-2010, 09:40 PM
We use Adsense, but I don't know what Adsense for Content is.

Sorry, now I see it -- that's what you're already using -- so making the search box will be easy ("Adsense for Search").
gardenia
11-17-2010, 10:41 PM
Tony,
Thanks so much for that great search trick! Worked like a charm.....I had no idea - 2 years ago I worked on improving the Search function on a global/corporate web site by changing rankings, adding synonims,etc and never stumbled upon that. I absolutely love it! I will definitely use that little trick, thank you!!
REDCART
11-17-2010, 10:51 PM
Tony, Do you know how frequently Google's spiders index content on TOTV?

Curious George

May have answered my own question, "within hours." Stuff posted last evening was searchable less than five hours later.
golfnut
11-18-2010, 12:34 AM
tony, can you incorporate google into totv search, sounds like a great idea, but how do we remember how to do it 3 months from now (also what about the other 15,000 members that may not view this thread....gn
tony
11-18-2010, 07:01 AM
If we can find where to place the Google search on our pages, I'm sure Darrell will get it in there.

Then you will not have to remember how to do it, but don't forget it works on any web site so put it on a little sticky note and paste it to your forehead.

Of course you could always search here for this thread.

About the spiders? I don't know how often they crawl, but they are around a lot. I think constantly. Take a look down the Who's Online page and you'll find a bunch of spiders always around.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/online.php?sort=username&order=asc&pp=40