Founder Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,529 May 19, 2012 Founder Share May 19, 2012 Just over an hour ago, I finished setting up a new search backend called Sphinx, which seamlessly replaces the native MySQL fulltext search method we used before. Sphinx maintains its own search indexes separately from the database, so running a search will create no additional load on the database. This means better and more consistent site speed and loading times for everyone. But moreover, Sphinx itself is apparently much better at returning relevant results than MySQL as well. I know some people have reported that our search feature is nearly useless, so the new setup should hopefully work much better. Finally, there are a few specific usability changes I'd like to share with you: The minimum word length has been lowered to 2 characters. Sphinx can perform a wildcard search to match a partial word, using an asterisk as the wildcard. For example, running a search query for rain* will match rainbow and rainboom. Sphinx updates its search index every 15 minutes. New posts and topics may take up to 15 minutes to become searchable ("View New Content" is unaffected, by the way, as it does not use Sphinx). So, with an entirely new backend powering our search feature, please feel free to give it a try and let me know if it really does return better results! 20 Avatar credit: robinrain8 Signature credit: Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavelColt 22,883 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 Sounds much more convenient :3 Nice update~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Rarity Pony 4,894 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 Finally! The old search engine sucked. No offense. 1 LRP's opinions are subject to change without notice. Fees and penalties still apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLARE 952 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 Awesome, I'll try to use the search more. More than before atleast as before it seemed sorta slow and by the sounds of it this new search is much better. Hopefully this will also help get rid of duplicate threads when someone hasn't searched properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcato 2,144 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 The previous search engine was definately not very good. I occasionally got frustrated over it. It's great to have a new one. This will make things so much easier! Thanks Feld0. ~Relax and enJOY life. True joy is a BLESSING.~ ~Musician, poet, writer, and all-around storyteller~ Interests: Old literature, ancient history, MUSIC, fantasy, anime Best Pony: Tiaaaaaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azura 1,107 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 It's always good to have a upgrade. My Signature Shop!-=-=-=-=-Art Collection!-=-=-=-=-A Signature Tutorial! Also known as "Cloud Chaser". My Ponysona, Azura. Avatar & Signature by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishUnicorn 285 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 Awesome, I aught to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankveld 4,951 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 MY PRAYERS; THEY HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! REJOICE! ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arylett Charnoa 4,919 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 That horrid Search engine was the reason I eventually stopped handling reports of duplicate threads that didn't provide the link to the thread. It was a nightmare to use, and I always felt sort of bad when I told people who made duplicate threads to refer to it before posting a new topic. But I hope now I can say that with more confidence, and that this operates on a better level. 1 Aether Velvet is the name of the OC in my avatar. Drawn by me. Deviantart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispy 5,565 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 Good. It wasn't easy to find old threads that I knew existed before. Hopefully this is as rad as you say, Feld0. GET IN THE PIT On 8/23/2012 at 1:54 AM, Djenty said: ON MLP 4UMS ERRYTHIN IS SRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokuc 8,174 May 19, 2012 Share May 19, 2012 Finally! The old search engine sucked. No offense. ♪♫When somepony steals the words out of my mouth♪♫ Haha. Anyways, this is awesome! Finally I can actually use the search! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezynell 2,037 May 21, 2012 Share May 21, 2012 (edited) Thank you. So much. Edited May 21, 2012 by Ezynell GAK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor XFizzle 8,670 May 23, 2012 Share May 23, 2012 New search engine? I can't seem to find it. Please scroll down to here to see that I'm joking. 3 MLP Forums' resident timelord, sports dilettante, and purveyor of wit and humor~*Traveling Timelord Nonpareil*~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavo 786 May 23, 2012 Share May 23, 2012 New search engine? I can't seem to find it. Please scroll down to here to see that I'm joking. Considering I work with this forum software everyday, i never expected that. Ever. Well done sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nah 3,182 May 23, 2012 Share May 23, 2012 You mean I can actually search things now without errors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go away seb 367 May 23, 2012 Share May 23, 2012 I was getting really tired of the search feature. Finally it was fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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