Corona's site search needs some major improvement

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

It’s really frustrating trying to find content here on the Corona site, and I’m wondering if others are feeling the same frustration as I am? For example, if I want to find something as simple as info on creating a loading screen, I go to Corona’s search page, select Forums from the drop down box, and type “loading screen” into the box. Not a single one of the 20 search results goes to a correct page. They either go to a Recent Posts page or a Feature Requests page with no links to the pages listed in the search results.

Why don’t the search results link straight to the forum posts themselves? Am I doing something wrong? [import]uid: 82194 topic_id: 31779 reply_id: 331779[/import]

#2

Your not doing anything wrong, I have noticed this for certain searches and yet other searches work fine.

Best bet is to use Google and put coronalabs in the search term with whatever your searching on and you usually find it gives good results.

Dave [import]uid: 117617 topic_id: 31779 reply_id: 126868[/import]

#3

I posted on this too, it’s quite frustrating. Too bad b/c it used to be really easy. [import]uid: 40033 topic_id: 31779 reply_id: 126896[/import]

#4

We know, and believe me I share your frustration. The forum search is a completely broken PoS - no doubt about it.

That said, we’ve been pushing hard to sort out new forum software which will fix this along with many, many other issues and that should be happening very soon. (We are actually testing it this week, there are a few quirks to iron out before we make any kind of a switch.)

In the meantime as others have suggested a google search for; site:coronalabs.com “search term here” is what I fall back on. [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 31779 reply_id: 126932[/import]

#5

Awesome, thanks Peach for your input! It’s reassuring to hear directly from Ansca staff that some positive changes are in store for the forum. Looking forward to it! [import]uid: 82194 topic_id: 31779 reply_id: 126980[/import]

#6

Your not doing anything wrong, I have noticed this for certain searches and yet other searches work fine.

Best bet is to use Google and put coronalabs in the search term with whatever your searching on and you usually find it gives good results.

Dave [import]uid: 117617 topic_id: 31779 reply_id: 126868[/import]

#7

I posted on this too, it’s quite frustrating. Too bad b/c it used to be really easy. [import]uid: 40033 topic_id: 31779 reply_id: 126896[/import]

#8

We know, and believe me I share your frustration. The forum search is a completely broken PoS - no doubt about it.

That said, we’ve been pushing hard to sort out new forum software which will fix this along with many, many other issues and that should be happening very soon. (We are actually testing it this week, there are a few quirks to iron out before we make any kind of a switch.)

In the meantime as others have suggested a google search for; site:coronalabs.com “search term here” is what I fall back on. [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 31779 reply_id: 126932[/import]

#9

Awesome, thanks Peach for your input! It’s reassuring to hear directly from Ansca staff that some positive changes are in store for the forum. Looking forward to it! [import]uid: 82194 topic_id: 31779 reply_id: 126980[/import]