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[phpBB Mod] Search Topic Titles

Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:57 am
by Tholek
I was just trying to do a search, and realized there was no ability to search topic titles. Trust me when I say it's an option you'd want. A search for a topic subject can spawn pages of threads without this. I know that when it comes to phpBB mods, this one is pretty well implemented. So much so that it really ought to be included in the next version, but it's still a mod, one I'd strongly recommend you use on tp.com. :)

The mod:

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=298529

How the search page would look with it:

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8875 ... leshs3.gif

I think it would help, but that's up to you. ;)

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:33 am
by BillMorrow
i'll look into this..
when i'm not so sleep deprived..

its a good idea..

thanks

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:50 pm
by joepublic
I agree. I miss the searching features from vBulletin boards! :)

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:53 pm
by Harryc
It can be done in google advanced search.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&clie ... tnG=Search

Once at this url, go into advanced , enter your search terms, and select 'in the title of the page' in the 'occurrences' drop down box.

For a complete forum search, just enter the search terms in the search box at the first link after site:http://forum.thinkpads.com

.e.g.

site:http://forum.thinkpads.com T41 fan

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:47 am
by Tholek
That's far more limited than phpBB's search, though. You can't choose to limit the search to a specific forum, category or sort them by date.

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:44 am
by Harryc
Tholek wrote:That's far more limited than phpBB's search, though. You can't choose to limit the search to a specific forum, category or sort them by date.
That's true, but it's more than you had before :). Also most times (depending on the search terms), it's not going to be a terribly long list if you search titles only.

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:22 pm
by Tholek
BillMorrow wrote:i'll look into this..
when i'm not so sleep deprived..

its a good idea..

thanks
Have you been sleeping well lately? ;)