From 41be68ec6a94e356532b8ddebe751584c4a4b027 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Atwood
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:53:13 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] improve search help copy
---
config/locales/server.en.yml | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 39b696a5bf0..2f2771becdc 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -2123,19 +2123,40 @@ en:
static:
search_help: |
- You may include special search operators:
-
- `order:views` Results will be ordered by view count (as opposed to relevence)
- `order:latest` Results will be ordered by last post time (as opposed to relevence)
- `status:open` Only show open topics
- `status:closed` Only show closed topics
- `status:archived` Only show archived topics
- `status:noreplies` Show posts with a single participant
- `category:foo` Only show topics in the category `foo`
- `user:foo` Only show posts by the user `foo`
- `in:likes` Only show posts you liked
- `in:posted` Only show posts you created
- `in:watching` Only show watched topics
- `in:tracking` Only show tracking topics
-
- Example: `bears category:test status:open order:latest` will search for topics containing the word `bears` in the category `test` that are not closed or archived ordered by last post date.
+ Tips
+
+
+ - Title matches are prioritized, so when in doubt, search for titles
+ - Unique, uncommon words will always produce the best results
+ - Whenever possible, scope your search to a particular category or user
+
+
+ Advanced Search Operators
+
+
+ order:views | Order results by view count |
+ order:latest | Order results by date of last post |
+ status:open | Search open topics |
+ status:closed | Search closed topics |
+ status:archived | Search archived topics |
+ status:noreplies | Search topics with no replies |
+ status:singleuser | Search topics where only a single user posted |
+ category:foo | Search topics in the 'foo' category |
+ user:foo | Search posts by the user 'foo' |
+ in:likes | Search posts you liked |
+ in:posted | Search posts you created |
+ in:watching | Search topics you are watching |
+ in:tracking | Search topics you are tracking |
+
+
+
+ rainbows category:parks status:open order:latest
will search for topics containing the word "rainbows" in the category "parks" that are not closed or archived, ordered by date of last post.
+
+ Search with Google
+
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+