Search Option

[iirebecca]

Is there a code that can be used in order to search an entire forum, just not a specific forum? Or maybe a code that when you type in a word/title you can go straight to that thread? For instance, when you search a title or author in goodreads.com's search box, it gives you drop down list of potential matches and when you click on it takes you straight to that book. I ask this because it'd be neat for really huge boards with a lot of sub forums. If you think about it, forums that are dedicated to discussion on movies and tv shows - it would be super helpful.

[Lynx]

If you mean "search an entire forum and not just a specific board", then you've already got a global search feature. It's normally in your navbar aptly named Search. If you don't see it, go to Admin > Settings > Forum Settings > Navigation (tab) and enable it there. It's a non-deletable entry, so it should be there.

To search the entire forum, just leave entries blank - such as the Where to search ... section.

[iirebecca]

Oh no, that's not what I mean. I mean, a search feature that when you type in the field a drop down list appears and you can choose the forum (not thread/topic) you want to go to based on the text you typed and once you click on it, it takes you straight to that forum/sub-forum. It'd be a great feature for message boards that have a lot of forums/sub-forums based on title of popular books/tv shows/movies. Kind of like how IMDB.com is with their message boards. Every TV/Movie has its own forum to create topics in and has the same kind of search function as the one I am explaining.

[Quozzo]

Lynx means this search page. If you don't have it enabled you can enable it in the admin panel shown above.

[Lynx]

To confirm what Quozzo posted, yes - I was referring to the Search option you find here:



and not the one you find here (at the top of a thread):

[iirebecca]

Yes. That's the search feature that searches thread titles or words within a thread. This search option would search for Forum tiles where all threads are. For instance, if I wanted to find a specific Movie to talk about it in a movie based message board, I'd search for the movie (the movie would have its own forum) and then go straight to it where all the threads about it are located.

[Star's Legacy]

From what I understand is you are looking at examples that store databases to be searched through. You can search forums by relevant keywords here: proboards.com/forum-directory but this only will give you forums related to what you are searching not some specific thread or post.