Hello Admin,
I have observed this phenomenon closely for a while now. The Nairaland Search engine is just too broad. I mean it's as if there is no filter installed.
You try to search for say, "2014 Toyota Corolla" and the results you get will amaze you! I mean you will see every thread where 2014 was ever mentioned such as Anambra 2014 elections, 2014 Ebola outbreak, 2014 Sports season etc, then you will see all threads where Toyota was ever mentioned such as 1999 Toyota Camry, Toyota opens new Manufacturing plant, 2002 Toyota Highlander, 2001 Toyota Corolla etc, and then you will have all threads where Corolla were mentioned such as 1998 Toyota Corolla, 2010 Toyota Corolla etc. So at the end of the day you really don't get what you were searching for so what is now the usefulness of the search button?

Now my point is such search results are too general and non - specific!! You can look through Google search results.....soo straight to the point.

Admin please you have to do something about this. How can someone want a fast track to get an information and ends up being drawn back the more. Please make the Search results as relevant to the Search queries as much as possible.

We appreciate your efforts in making Nairaland a formidable forum, please work on the search engine.

Thank you.

Regards,
Bimbo.

Check well, I fink there are filters after ur first search

I support OP. It got to a point whereby I'd log out and google search on my Opera mini. The Nairaland search is just too broad.

flinton: Check well, I fink there are filters after ur first search

Even with that the results are still non- specific. Take a look at the attached image.....I tried searching for a 2013 Corolla, the first result that came up was for a 2000 Corolla....all because Corolla was in the picture, and yes I used the filter. Now this will waste so much time in getting the exact info you want.

Admin will understand me better, if he reads this i know he will understand what I mean immediately. He's a webmaster. @Admin Please sir put more works into "Nairaland Search"

Seun, where you dey?

Try this search instead: https://www.nairaland.com/search/2014.toyota.corolla/1/26/1

Seun: Try this search instead: https://www.nairaland.com/search/2014.toyota.corolla/1/26/1

Correct! E be like say this works better. Just separate each word of your query with periods instead of space.

nitlad: Correct! E be like say this works better. Just separate each word of your query with periods instead of space.

Wrong. What makes it work is that I restricted the search to the Autos section and selected topic first posts and posts with images only.

Seun: Wrong. What makes it work is that I restricted the search to the Autos section and selected topic first posts and posts with images only.

Why did you seperate your search query with periods then?

nitlad:

Why did you seperate your search query with periods then?

To get rid of the "%20"s in this url which also works: https://www.nairaland.com/search/2014%20toyota%20corolla/1/26/1

Seun: To get rid of the "%20"s in this url which also works: https://www.nairaland.com/search/2014%20toyota%20corolla/1/26/1

Toh. . .

Seun: Try this search instead: https://www.nairaland.com/search/2014.toyota.corolla/1/26/1

Seun's Search result......see image please.

What has 2nd week of September 2014 got to do with "2014 Toyota Corolla"? Because 2014 was in the statement.

And please I searched for '2014 Corolla' why is 2003 Corolla being pulled up?

@Admin I'm sure you've got the message. Nairaland search results are too generalised.

Install an Intelligent Filter Engine.

Seun: To get rid of the "%20"s in this url which also works: https://www.nairaland.com/search/2014%20toyota%20corolla/1/26/1

seun, seriously u shud do sometin bout the the search engine....same thing apend to me(i searchd 4 unilorin 2013 admission...* shit u shud av seen orisirisi result*i believe u will work on it....


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