Search Function??

gardenfanatic2003

last year

I'm no longer able to search within one forum. Am I missing something?

Deanna

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)

last year

It still works. At least if you are signed on through GardenWeb. I use it often and almost always find what I am looking for.

There are some basics you have to observe: you need to know what forum the thread you are looking for is in. And when you enter your terms in the search box, it will give you a drop down menu of various places to search. Make sure you stay in the forum you chose, otherwise the search will be much too broad.

Since I never enter the site via Houzz (I find that platform really awkward to navigate), I have no idea if it works the same way.

Al's way is probably faster :-) And more specific.

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
last year
last modified: last year
Skip the local search function and use your favored search engine. Enter gardenweb + houzz and whatever it is you're searching for. I can't even find my own posts via the search feature here. I use mostly DuckDuckGo. Example: I used the search words gardenweb+houzz+air+layer on Google and this is what came up.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gardenweb+houzz+air+layer&ei=7ImvYt-1B5f5wbkPs-qmiAw&ved=0ahUKEwjf25ySsLr4AhWXfDABHTO1CcEQ4dUDCA4&oq=gardenweb+houzz+air+layer&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAxKBAhBGAFKBAhGGABQkghYkghgjhloAXAAeACAAT-IAT-SAQExmAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz

If you want information provided by an individual re a particular topic, just add their user name as one of the search words. If you want to search a particular forum, add that as well.

gardenweb+houzz+gardenfanatic2003+"container gardening"+"tomatoes" should yield everything you've said about the topic of tomatoes on the container gardening forum.

Al
gardenfanatic2003 thanked tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
gardenfanatic2003
Original Author
last year
Thank you!! Why the heck would Houzz take that away?! Frustrating not to mention idiotic...

Deanna
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juneroses Z9a Cntrl Fl
last year
Thank you to gardenfanatic for asking the question and to tapla and gardengal for their responses. I was frustrated yesterday when I tried to find a previous post about a book recommendation and finally gave up. Now I'll give it another try.
gardenfanatic2003
Original Author
last year
@gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9) how do you enter the site via GW?

Deanna
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
last year
GE access…

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/explore-discussions#Garden-Forums

tj
gardenfanatic2003 thanked tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
gardenfanatic2003
Original Author
last year
I did do that but encountered the same search issues.

Deanna
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
last year
Did you go to the forum you wanted to search first?

tj
gardenfanatic2003
Original Author
last year
Yep
gardenfanatic2003
Original Author
last year
Screenshots of what I did:

As you can see, results are posts from a variety of forums. 😡
gardenfanatic2003
Original Author
last year
I figured out the secret. Again, I went through the link tsuga provided. Then I logged in and I was able to search in the individual Forum. Yay! Thank you all - it was a group effort!

Deanna