GW2 SubForum search function useless
Workaround:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/Forum-s-search-feature-doesn-t-work-A-tip/
Use the Google search bar
Type the following in the search bar (without any brackets):
- site:[the url of the subforum you want to search in] [your search terms]
Example #1:
You need to search in the subforum “Players Helping Players” for the term “search options”. You want to type this in to the Google search bar:
- site:forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/players search options
This will bring up results that limits your search of “search options” to the specific subforum url.
ANet statement:
The problem is deep within the technology behind the forum structure itself. Yes, we had a search engine in the beginning, but it was broken by our forum contractor in the course of working on other things. We no longer have a relationship with that contractor or his company, and someone else is not able to step into the system and fix the search engine because (1) our programmers are tasked with other essential work, (2) the forums run on a web framework with which most of our programmers are not familiar and (3) we’re investigating other options for forums and it would not be prudent to pour money into hiring someone to fix this as a short-term solution.
My team agrees that it would be great to share the system that is outlined in the OP, and we’re going to figure out a way to do that. It won’t be as simple as “plumbing” the current search window to go to Google — each of us still will need to input the search manually, but it’s better than the current “poke and prod” to find a particular post!
I support Portable Doors: Player Housing anywhere!
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Well, there was a long thread on this issue, even with dev responses, that’s now buried in the Archive sub-forum: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/archive/forum/Search-feature-not-working