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''These notes apply to '''OpenGuides''' version 0.27 onwards (prior to this, a different syntax was used)'' OpenGuides uses a powerful search mechanism we have developed ourselves. We (the OpenGuides team) are very interested in feedback on using the search - for how to give feedback, please refer to the pages [[bug reports]] and [[Feature Requests]]. ==== Simple searches ==== Just by entering a single word into the search box will bring up a list of pages containing the word. The page with the most occurrences of the word will appear at the top, though only the first 6 occurrences are listed. Note that occurrences of the word in the title are significantly weighted up, so these appear at the top of the search. Example: (Please try it by clicking the link) Search: [http://www.openguides.org/london/supersearch.cgi?search=pub pub] The top of the list is [[Pub Crawls]]. This list runs to many pages - just click the ''''More'''' button to go on to the next set of 20 entries. ==== More than one word ==== Similar to the Google search engine, you can look for more than one word at a time. For instance, if you are looking for pubs that do vegan food, try: [http://www.openguides.org/london/supersearch.cgi?search=pub+vegan pub vegan] Note that this can be considered a search for 'pub' AND 'vegan'. ==== More than one alternative ==== What if you have several alternatives for what you are looking for? Use a list with commas: [http://www.openguides.org/london/supersearch.cgi?search=young's,+fuller's young's, fuller's] [http://www.openguides.org/london/supersearch.cgi?search=young's,+fuller's+brewery young's, fuller's brewery] Note the precedence. If you want different precedence, you can use parentheses '(' ')'. For example to search for a cheap restaurant or a takeaway: [http://www.openguides.org/london/supersearch.cgi?search=(cheap+restaurant),+takeaway (cheap restaurant), takeaway] ==== Phrase search ==== What if you want the words you are looking for to only appear in a certain order? Place a set of quotes "" around the phrase [http://www.openguides.org/london/supersearch.cgi?search=%22the+king's+head%22 "the king's head"] ==== Refining the search to exclude pages ==== ''OpenGuides version 0.29 onwards'' Similar to with some search engines, preceding a word with a minus sign '-' subtracts the word from your search. [http://www.openguides.org/london/supersearch.cgi?search=vegetarian+-indian vegetarian -indian] Once again, parentheses can be used for grouping. Those of you who have studied formal logic will be aware of De Morgan's Laws, which mean that the following two searches are equivalent: [http://www.openguides.org/london/supersearch.cgi?search=brewery+-(young's,+fuller's) brewery -(young's, fuller's)] [http://www.openguides.org/london/supersearch.cgi?search=brewery+-young's+-fuller's brewery -young's -fuller's] |
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These notes apply to OpenGuides version 0.27 onwards (prior to this, a different syntax was used)
OpenGuides uses a powerful search mechanism we have developed ourselves.
We (the OpenGuides team) are very interested in feedback on using the search - for how to give feedback, please refer to the pages bug reports and Feature Requests.
Simple searches
Just by entering a single word into the search box will bring up a list of pages containing the word. The page with the most occurrences of the word will appear at the top, though only the first 6 occurrences are listed. Note that occurrences of the word in the title are significantly weighted up, so these appear at the top of the search.
Example: (Please try it by clicking the link)
Search: pub
The top of the list is Pub Crawls. This list runs to many pages - just click the 'More' button to go on to the next set of 20 entries.
More than one word
Similar to the Google search engine, you can look for more than one word at a time. For instance, if you are looking for pubs that do vegan food, try:
Note that this can be considered a search for 'pub' AND 'vegan'.
More than one alternative
What if you have several alternatives for what you are looking for? Use a list with commas:
Note the precedence. If you want different precedence, you can use parentheses '(' ')'. For example to search for a cheap restaurant or a takeaway:
Phrase search
What if you want the words you are looking for to only appear in a certain order? Place a set of quotes "" around the phrase
Refining the search to exclude pages
OpenGuides version 0.29 onwards
Similar to with some search engines, preceding a word with a minus sign '-' subtracts the word from your search.
Once again, parentheses can be used for grouping. Those of you who have studied formal logic will be aware of De Morgan's Laws, which mean that the following two searches are equivalent:
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