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Search Feature Help:
We have added a search utility to enhance the usability of our website by allowing our users to search the site using keywords. The search facility is very easy to use.
For a basic search all you have to do is enter the word (s) you are interested in and searching for them.
Our site is setup so you can search certain slices to narrow down the search results. Right now you can search out site by searching the:
- Entire Site - Selecting this option will search our entire site.
- Products - Selecting this option will only search our Product Section
- Recipes - Selecting this option will only search out recipes section.
When searching for information it is worth noting that searching on too specifically might not find the info you are interested in, searching too generically might return too many results. My advice is to start with simple one word searches and then move to more specific searches if you get too many results from the simple search.
For example: As of today May 19th, 2010 if I search the ENTIRE SITE for:
- CAKE - I get 9 results.
- CHEESE CAKE - I get 4 results.
- JELLO CHEESE CAKE - I get 0 results.
Again today if I search PRODUCTS for:
- CAKE - I get 7 results.
- CHEESE CAKE - I get 2 results
Advanced Search Syntax Operators
For the more computer savvy user our
search utility allows you to use advanced search syntax.
What are
the advanced search syntax
operators, such as Boolean, phrasing,
and wildcard methods?
Increasing the accuracy of a search can be accomplished by using special
search query operators supported by our search utility.
By default, if a search query is entered without any arguments between
the words, each words must be present in a document
in order for it to show up on the results list. Here is a chart of
Boolean arguments and some examples of each:
AND + (plus)
Our search utility supports the AND
argument, or the + (plus)
which requires the word be
present in a document in
order for it to qualify as a matching result. In the example below, the
words central, park, and the phrase "new york"
must all be present in a document in order for it to show up on the
results page.
- central AND park AND "new york"
The the example below, the words William and
Jefferson must both be present in a document in
order for it to show up on the results page.
NOT -
(minus)
As important as it might be to
require a word to exist in a search query, it may be
just as important to provide words that you do not want to be present in a search. This is where the NOT
argument, or the - (minus)
comes in handy. This often helps visitors remove documents by
specifying words that may not have relevancy to their
search. In the example below, the words central and park are
required,
however, the word mime must not be present in order
for a document to show up on the results page.
- central AND park NOT mime
The same thing can be accomplished with + and
- operators in the example below.
OR |
(pipe)
The OR
argument, or the | (pipe) is a condition that
states that the word or phrase can be present (and thus give it a higher
relevancy ranking), but it is not required for a
document to show up on the results page. This argument is useful to
include additional search query parameters without
completely removing other candidate matches. In the example below, the
word search is required, but the word term is not
-- however, if it is present in a document, it will
score a higher relevancy.
"phrase search"
Searching for phrases means that
the words between the quotes must show up in that
exact order, adjacent to one another. In the example below, the
complete phrase "Detroit Rock
City" must be present in a document in order for it to show up on a
results page. Having the words Detroit,
Rock, or City on the document is not enough -- the words must
be in the
exact word order as provided between the quotation marks.
We hope this explanation assist you in making the most of our website.
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