FINALLY! How to search XDTalk effectively - sticky? - XDTalk Forums

**FloridaPhil** · 09-26-2008, 11:31 PM

Okay, I have been getting really frustrated with the 'problematic' search function on this site - it really is brain dead - which means that the same questions get asked over and over again.

I can't believe it's taken me so long to figure out a better way to search, but it's really very simple and very effective.

1. Download and install Google toolbar.

2. Have XDTalk (or any other site you want to search) in the active window

3. Enter your search terms in the Google toolbar search window

4. Click the little arrow next to the G in the toolbar search window

5. Select 'Current Site'

6. Click Go

A Google results page will be displayed -arranged with typical Google relevancy with ALL the search items you entered taken into account with each individual post shown - as compared to the board search which makes you drop down through each thread to find the results.

Can we make this a sticky?

BTW, if you like this technique, why not post a response here so the thread is kept high on the page and more members get a chance to see it.

AZXD · 09-27-2008, 01:15 AM

focusr3 · 09-27-2008, 07:08 AM

**mhillsing23** · 09-27-2008, 09:00 AM

Without using the Google toolbar, you can also just go to Google and enter...

"site : xdtalk.com ________"

(Where _______ is your search terms.)
(Also, get rid of the spaces around the colon. When I leave the space in this example the board inserts some angry face.)

Taildraggerdave · 09-27-2008, 09:22 AM

I just tried the "site:---
Works great. Thanks for the tip.

oneisnone · 09-27-2008, 12:47 PM

not to bad...makes the searches a lot easier...

**FloridaPhil** · 09-29-2008, 08:38 AM

Monday morning bump.

Give it a try guys - I promise that it will unlock the wealth of information contstrained by the awful XDTalk standard search function.

FrankRizzoXD40 · 09-29-2008, 11:56 AM

Interesting...

I've never had a problem with the forum search function, as long as I use "advanced search"...

I've actually found it quite useful when I'm doing some digging.

I will give this a try though, thanks a lot. Perhaps I will find it to be superior to the forum search.

Frank

**1lowlife** · 09-29-2008, 12:08 PM

Great tip..
I never knew one could do that..

I've been using the Google tool bar for awhile.
I use it to spell check every post I make here.
It helps me look like less of an idiot than I really am..........

**1lowlife** · 09-29-2008, 12:12 PM

Great tip..
I never knew one could do that..
The problem with searching here is that a word has to be more than three letters.
I can't search for LCP.
But using the Google, it found several results.

I've been using the Google tool bar for awhile.
I use it to spell check every post I make here.
It helps me look like less of an idiot that I really am..........

09-26-2008, 11:31 PM	#1
FloridaPhil XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 791	FINALLY! How to search XDTalk effectively - sticky? Okay, I have been getting really frustrated with the 'problematic' search function on this site - it really is brain dead - which means that the same questions get asked over and over again. I can't believe it's taken me so long to figure out a better way to search, but it's really very simple and very effective. 1. Download and install Google toolbar. 2. Have XDTalk (or any other site you want to search) in the active window 3. Enter your search terms in the Google toolbar search window 4. Click the little arrow next to the G in the toolbar search window 5. Select 'Current Site' 6. Click Go A Google results page will be displayed -arranged with typical Google relevancy with ALL the search items you entered taken into account with each individual post shown - as compared to the board search which makes you drop down through each thread to find the results. Can we make this a sticky? BTW, if you like this technique, why not post a response here so the thread is kept high on the page and more members get a chance to see it. __________________ Frustrated by the XDTalk search function? Use GOOGLE instead! How to run a Google search on XDTalk "Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference.... Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons." *Ron Paul* www.campaignforliberty.com Last edited by FloridaPhil; 10-28-2008 at 12:35 PM.
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09-27-2008, 01:15 AM	#2
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09-27-2008, 07:08 AM	#3
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09-27-2008, 09:00 AM	#4
mhillsing23 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arnold, MO Posts: 4,974	Without using the Google toolbar, you can also just go to Google and enter... "site : xdtalk.com ________" (Where _______ is your search terms.) (Also, get rid of the spaces around the colon. When I leave the space in this example the board inserts some angry face.) __________________ The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? Last edited by mhillsing23; 09-28-2008 at 08:56 AM.
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09-27-2008, 09:22 AM	#5
Taildraggerdave XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 60	I just tried the "site:--- Works great. Thanks for the tip.
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09-27-2008, 12:47 PM	#6
oneisnone XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North East TX Posts: 256	not to bad...makes the searches a lot easier... __________________ Its a hearts and minds war, gents...two to the chest and one to the head... MOΛΩN ΛABÉ
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09-29-2008, 08:38 AM	#7
FloridaPhil XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 791	Monday morning bump. Give it a try guys - I promise that it will unlock the wealth of information contstrained by the awful XDTalk standard search function. __________________ Frustrated by the XDTalk search function? Use GOOGLE instead! How to run a Google search on XDTalk "Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference.... Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons." *Ron Paul* www.campaignforliberty.com
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09-29-2008, 11:56 AM	#8
FrankRizzoXD40 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 8,512	Interesting... I've never had a problem with the forum search function, as long as I use "advanced search"... I've actually found it quite useful when I'm doing some digging. I will give this a try though, thanks a lot. Perhaps I will find it to be superior to the forum search. Frank __________________ RRA CAR A4 5.56/.223 XD-40 Service, bi-tone Crossbreed Supertuck CCW permit holder _________________ Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid. -Ronald Reagan
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09-29-2008, 12:08 PM	#9
1lowlife XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Great Lone Star State Posts: 5,006	Great tip.. I never knew one could do that.. I've been using the Google tool bar for awhile. I use it to spell check every post I make here. It helps me look like less of an idiot than I really am.......... __________________ *Life goes by so fast,* You only want to do what you think is right. Close your eyes and then it's past; (it's the) story of my life...............Social D Happy Birthday Jimmy.............O&A - The Virus MOΛΩN ΛABÉ
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09-29-2008, 12:12 PM	#10
1lowlife XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Great Lone Star State Posts: 5,006	Great tip.. I never knew one could do that.. The problem with searching here is that a word has to be more than three letters. I can't search for LCP. But using the Google, it found several results. I've been using the Google tool bar for awhile. I use it to spell check every post I make here. It helps me look like less of an idiot that I really am.......... __________________ *Life goes by so fast,* You only want to do what you think is right. Close your eyes and then it's past; (it's the) story of my life...............Social D Happy Birthday Jimmy.............O&A - The Virus MOΛΩN ΛABÉ
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