Questions tagged [search]
Questions about the built-in search functionality of this site powered by ElasticSearch.
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Using "and" in the search field always does a regular search instead of a tag search
Background on searching
There are two search types one can perform:
Tag search
Only returns questions when searching for tags, like [tag-a] [tag-b] which gives results of questions that have both ...
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How can one search for a word that was removed during an edit?
I'd like to search for a word that was edited out of one of my questions. I don't know which question. How can one search for a word that was removed during an edit? (Input: word; output: list of ...
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What are differences between synonyms with and without merging from the practical point of view?
It is well-known that creating a synonym and merging two tags are two completely independent actions1 - sometimes a synonym is created and the tags aren't merged, sometimes two tags are merged without ...
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Why does "disclaimmer" return a result but not "disclaimer"?
Searching for "disclaimmer" returns a result but not "disclaimer", even though the matched text in the returned post is "disclaiming". Why?
(Ignore results pointing to ...
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No margin between tags in the search results on stackexchange.com [closed]
If you search for anything on stackexchange.com, the results show tags that are way too close together. Surely a result of other recent changes to tag rendering.
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To find old images in chat, you still have to search with the Imgur URL
I was recently looking for a graph I had posted to a private chat room several months ago. In order to find it, I went to search for messages posted by me containing i.sstatic.net in the room I knew I ...
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Search results are incomplete
E.g., https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=Discord+gradio returns no results. Yet, a post contains both "Discord" and "gradio".
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What is the correct way to ask help finding an old SE Q&A I can't find anymore? [duplicate]
I am an active member of Sci-Fi and Fantasy SE and I found myself in this situation several times:
I see a question (sometimes answered) that piques my interest.
I read it, mark it down in my memory ...
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Data explorer query takes a lot of time and needs to be optimized
This is a Stack Exchange Data Explorer query which gets the top users on specific skill scores (example: JavaScript) based on a specific country (example: Egypt), and it took a lot of time until it ...
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Search help links to Stack Overflow for Teams on all sites instead of the help center
The "Search help" link in the search bar is supposed to link to this help page but is currently linking to a Stack Overflow for Teams article instead. This bug can be reproduced on all of ...
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Hide search tooltip when focus moves away from search [duplicate]
I wanted to test out the new focus styles using the guidance on this comment. When I tabbed into the search box, the tooltip showing how to search popped up, which is fine. But when I tabbed out of ...
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Text in search box invisible in Chrome on Android because it is too small [duplicate]
The search box on Chrome on Android technically functions, but text is not visible, so it cannot be selected or deleted.
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The search popover tooltip lost the keyword text in Meta
The search popover tooltip is missing the keyword in the Meta section. In the Stack Overflow Search screenshot, the keyword texts are displayed correctly.
Screenshot from Meta Stack Exchange:
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Why did the recent maintenance notices point to a search for [maintenance] or [maintenance]? [duplicate]
The second link in these notices that were up today:
point to
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/maintenance+or+maintenance?tab=Newest
Why the duplicate:
[maintenance] or [...
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Regarding the "Find a Stack Exchange Community" search engine, can community members add "Also Known As" terms to help direct people to their site?
This question is in reference to this box...
I found that when I entered terms like "climate change", "clean energy", "renewable", "global warming", etc. that ...
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