(Topic ID: 152519)

Could Search exclude quotes?

By DanQverymuch

8 years ago



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    #1 8 years ago

    I think it would make Pinside's Search function better if it would exclude quoted material from being searched for. Getting repeated hits on the same material is not helpful in most cases, usually just annoying, and sometimes makes the entire search practically useless.

    I suppose one might conceivably need to find a quote after someone edits the original post the quote was found in, or want a hit when the quote has one search term and the new text another, so you could make it optional. A checkbox for "include quoted material" or some such.

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    #2 8 years ago

    No comment? Has this been discussed and rejected before?

    I would search and see for myself, but too many duplicate results!

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    #3 7 years ago

    I still wish that something would be done about this... not sure why it was completely ignored. Did I not explain it well?

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    #4 7 years ago

    Huh, again with the crickets...

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    #5 7 years ago

    Quoted material could help in cases where someone goes back and edits the original post. Maybe an option to collapse quoted material? Or a checkbox "ignore quoted material" when you do the search?

    #6 7 years ago

    Sorry, I forgot to respond to this topic. However, I did put this feature request on my to-do list.

    The issue was fixed a few weeks ago. Search queries should no longer match quoted text in posts.

    #7 7 years ago
    Quoted from robin:

    Sorry, I forgot to respond to this topic. However, I did put this feature request on my to-do list.
    The issue was fixed a few weeks ago. Search queries should no longer match quoted text in posts.

    All is forgiven, then! Thanks!

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