Search the forum
How to search
The search for the forum is quite versatile and you can search the three main fields: the subject, author and date updated.
Subject
The subject field can be queried by simply entering a word, partial word or multiple words. If you're specifically looking for something that you know is in the subject then you can add subject: before your word(s) as shown below. The subject search is case-insensitive. Here are some examples of searching the subject:
- Search for a single word
- Search for multiple words
- Search using the subject: prefix
- Search for messages marked as fixed
Author
Like the subject field, the author field can be queried by simply entering a name, partial name or multiple names. If you're specifically looking for messages from a particular author then you can add author: before your word(s) as shown below. The author search is case-insensitive. Here are some examples of searching the author:
Updated
The updated field can be queried and is the most versatile. Dates are shown in the message list in the format: 20th January 2022 but this is not the only format that you can search with. Dates are stored, behind the scenes, in the format: YYYY-MM-DD and you can, if you prefer, search using this format as well (see the examples below).
- Show all messages updated in a year
- Show all messages updated in a specific month
- Show all messages updated in a specific month (numeric format)
- Show all messages updated on a specific date
- Show all messages updated on a specific date (numeric format)
- Show all messages updated on a specific date (numeric format, limiting the search to the date field)
Combining search operators
You can combine search terms in order to narrow down the search results. Combining terms is like performing a logical AND operation. Performing an OR operation is not supported.