How To "Correctly" Use the Search Feature on COBALTSS.net
 

Hi guys, I figured I would give detailed instructions on how to "correctly" use the lovely search feature on .net.

On a daily basis, we get repeat threads that could have easily been avoided if the member knew how to use the search feature correctly.

Simply selecting search and keying in a topic does not get you anywhere (I understand that).

To really find what you are looking for, you need to follow the six (6) simple steps listed below:

Step 1:

Find the search feature in the upper right hand corner of the menu bar.

Step 2:

Select the drop down arrow. This will open up the search feature.

Step 3:

Select "Advanced Search".

Step 4:

Under the advanced search option, key in what you want to search under "Keyword (s)" (upper left hand corner).

Step 5:

Select the forum that best suits your topic you are searching (lower right hand corner).

Step 6:

Click "Search now".

Ex.

Keyword (s): Stage 3 kit

Forum: 2.0 LSJ Performance Tech

Search now

Disclaimer: This how to was not intended as a way to take jabs at newer members. It was simply made to help every member new & old to find what they are looking for.

I've been searching this way for well over 6 years now, and have always found what I needed. :)

-Staged

You should do a one for using google too

Like... "Stage kit site:cobaltss.net" or whatever it is. I prefer that way

tl;dr




hahaha jkjkjk

Lmao

go to google. type site:cobaltss.net your search terms here


Search in older versions of vBulletin such as this one makes me bonkers. Most of the results are just incomprehensible, so I use a real search engine to do searches. Right tool for the job and all of that.

If you follow the instructions I posted above you get every thread ever made (on the site) for the topic you were searching. It has never failed me once.

Not knocking anyone for using another form of searching (def do so), but if you want to use the site search feature, follow my steps, and you will find what you are looking for. Guaranteed.

:)

The main reason I made this was because members end up just typing their topic into the search feature, and end up getting nothing. This is followed by, repeat threads starting up, old heads getting mad, and all hell breaking loose, lol.

The advanced search takes you one step further, and helps you narrow everything down.

i do the google thing to just type whatever followed by cobaltss always wins with less effort than using the advanced search but both do work beautifully

Either way you choose, at least this thread is available now, and will hopefully help people with their searches.

That is the main objective!!

good idea, thanks for this.

:cssNET:

absolutely i really hope it will prevent a couple threads about stage 2 lol

*going to go make 7 posts about stage 2 and 3 and exhaust and....*

Followed by ban hammer from me for being smart ass ;)

but but but!!!


fine im not letting you play anymore reindeer games.

with the influx of new members, I feel that this thread needs to be bumped.


so....yeah bump.

But it's not as fun as making a new thread.

A ban is coming your way ;)

This was/is a good thread, but what I also think needs to happen is have some of the mods go through and delete all the threads that say "go search" because all those step are useless if you still have to thumb through 10-15 threads of "GAWWWWWWSH WHY DON'T YOU SEARCH NEWB"

Not going to happen. We have lives.

...just saying

make one up for how to use bing