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Allow search to recognize smart quotes the same way as straight quotes
Search has a feature: enclose any specific phrase you're looking for in "quotes", and it will search for that exact phrase.
However, that operator only works with "straight quotes", and not “smart ...
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Issue with "Advanced search options" help page link in the "What is a locked post?" help page
In the end of the What is a locked post? help page of every Stack Exchange site, there is a link Advanced search options, which is redirecting to the "How do I search?" help page.
The "Advanced ...
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Title is very small in search results
After the new left nav and responsive design changes were pushed, I noticed the title of questions in search results became very small: (search example)
Can the title please be given a bigger ...
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Different search paths when searching using the new question page
I was just looking for a duplicate using the top search bar, so I typed global-inbox. I got this page:
Here I can sort for votes, which I was looking for. Then I noticed I missed the tag brackets ...
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The "isanswered" search parameter documentation is incorrect
Request: Document the isanswered search parameter on the advanced search help page.
Update
This has been implemented by adding the following to the help page:
isanswered: yes/true/1 returns only ...
user259867
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Show recent searches in iOS app
A lot has been said about searching and filtering in the iOS app. This proposal is by far the easiest to implement, but provides a majority of the functionality desired:
When you're typing in the ...
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Sorting in tag search in the Android app
Whenever I search for a tag in the Android app, I have to manually switch the sorting order from Relevant to Newest. I honestly never use Relevant.
Wouldn't it be a better idea to either display the ...
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Add keywords to sites, for improved searching
Some of the network sites have names like Seasoned Advice which don't inherently represent their content. I was trying to remember the name for the 'Cooking Stack Exchange' and couldn't find it by ...
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Can we see the "hot network questions" during search results?
I was going to add my request to this or this post at first, but I figured it would be clearer if I'd give it its own post.
I keep track of new StackOverflow posts trough a search query like this:
I ...
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Add tips for Search by Range to the Advanced Search Tips
It is not obvious to users that one can enhance searches using Google number range style. I had to find this information out through this meta question. Enhance the Advanced Search Tips to note the ...
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Add the ability to sort Data Explorer search-query-by-name results by views and by number of favorites
When you search for a query in Data Explorer, you are directed to the "recent" tab, the search results are sorted by date (most recent first). If I click on the "popular" tab after ...
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Search for posts should strip special characters
Searching for posts with special characters, i.e.: ? ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) does not display results as intended.
Example, searching the exact title (which has a question mark) does not display the ...
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Search does not return any results for <%#
Search seems to be broken,
Search does not return any results for <%#
I looked at :
https://meta.stackoverflow.com/help/searching
But It did not help.
update: With more trial and error I ...
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Give us better search-by-score syntax
tl;dr: Give the score search operator ability to change between greater than and less than.
I just noticed that searching for score:0 turns up only question with a score equal to 0. Searching for ...
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Search Results list "on hold" questions as "closed"
The search results of SO list questions that are "on hold" as "closed". According to the new closing changes they should be displayed as [on hold].
Example:
https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=...
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