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Why isn't the site's Search function working?

I try to search for a question involving a Yugo (the car), so I searched "Yugo." No results found.

Turns out, I asked a question about Yugo cars a long time ago: https://answermug.com/forums/topic/57223/bringing-average-maintenance-and-driving-style-into-account-how

What's wrong with the search function? Why won't it pop up the relevant result(s)? (Go ahead, search "Yugo" on the site's search feature yourself. You'll be disappointed.)

Posted - July 31, 2020
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  • There is a topic for "Science & Technology" and a topic for "Science and Technology".  Under "All" topics your post did not come up in search as you said but when I picked the topic "Science and Technology" your post did show up.  I guess you picked the wrong topic of the two to post under.
      July 31, 2020 6:17 AM MDT
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  • 37
    I believe I searched "Yugo" under "everything."
      July 31, 2020 6:42 AM MDT
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  • 53509
    You repeated “Science and Technology”; was that intentional?
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      July 31, 2020 10:23 AM MDT
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  • Yes. If you click on the list of topics under search it's listed there twice.  
      July 31, 2020 10:27 AM MDT
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  • 53509

    Oh. 

    :)

      July 31, 2020 10:28 AM MDT
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  • 34283
    "And" or "&" is the difference.  The categories with "&" are in the "General" section and were old questions and answers that were recovered from before the update to the site. And uploaded later to the site.

    The main section was created during the update is Discussions: Questions: Category Name

    Old recovered categories are Discussions: General: Category Name 
      July 31, 2020 11:12 AM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Thank you!
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      July 31, 2020 3:42 PM MDT
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  • 34283
    You are welcome.
      July 31, 2020 3:55 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    It has never worked for me. It is likely nobody here has ever asked about Yugos.
      July 31, 2020 7:20 AM MDT
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  • 37
    Only I have: https://answermug.com/forums/topic/57223/bringing-average-maintenance-and-driving-style-into-account-how
      July 31, 2020 7:23 AM MDT
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  • 7408
    Huh, I’ve never tried to use the search before, you‘re right it does nothing lol. 
      July 31, 2020 9:20 AM MDT
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  • 34283
    It does not work.  

    As I understand when it did work the search would pull up posts that were from private groups that you were supposed to be a member of to see the content.  So it was dismantled to protect user privacy. 

    It is possible to use Google to search a specific website.
      July 31, 2020 9:36 AM MDT
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  • 1817
    because it is not an essential worker. it is currently receiving CERB to supplement its income until it is safe to return to work 
      July 31, 2020 10:41 AM MDT
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  • 7408

    I got a news alert few minutes ago CERB is ending, the search bar needs to get back to work. 



      July 31, 2020 10:50 AM MDT
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  • If you get the search function sick I'll never forgive you. 
      July 31, 2020 10:52 AM MDT
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  • 7408
    Yes you will. 
      July 31, 2020 11:27 AM MDT
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  • 1817

    damn i got that too. it’s like we’re the same person. maybe search bar will go on EI

      July 31, 2020 10:57 AM MDT
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  • 7408
    Lol, If you were also listening to the Hip and tweeting I’d be scared. 
      July 31, 2020 11:26 AM MDT
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  • 7939
    I suggest going to the area you want to search and using the dedicated search for that area. For example, the "Questions" section (when you click on questions in the main menu) has a search bar on the right.

    It could be that what you're looking for does not appear on the site. However, we did have an issue a while back with the universal search displaying things in private groups- things that should not be searchable. The dev "fixed" it and it hasn't been right since. It's a pain, but because there's a workaround, it's low on the list of things to fix. Sorry.
      July 31, 2020 3:12 PM MDT
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