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Whole Phrase match in Search Pages?

Started by UnitedStatesGuy, March 22, 2023, 06:20:04 PM

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UnitedStatesGuy

Okay, so I noticed something strange in the search page on the Simple Machines® Community and AARoads Forums (Bulletin Boards). The "Whole Phrase" match in the search page is a feature request, because it is difficult to find Whole Specific Words in the Search Results and it's not in the search page on forums (boards) powered by Simple Machines® Software. Please add this feature, so it can be much easier to locate specific phrases. :) Do you think it's a good idea?

Arantor

Go to the search button on the menu bar, then type your phrase in quotes like the help prompt there suggests. Whole phrase match has been implemented for at least 15 years.

As an example I picked a post from yesterday (so I knew it would be in the search index) with the phrase 'SSI works the same', I search for that without quotes, then with quotes, and the difference is very clear.

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