is my Search function working properly?

[lottidah]

In my forum, if I search on a term, I get a list of threads that contain that term. I do NOT get links to the actual POST that contains that term. It kind of makes the search feature useless the way it currently works. Therefore I figure it's just not configured properly? Is there a setting I need to fix? Thanks

[Steve Machol]

Choose the 'post' option instead of the thread one.

[lottidah]

Choose the 'post' option instead of the thread one.

Under which setting would this be? Thank you.

[Steve Machol]

Choose Advanced Search and look at 'Show Results As':

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/search.php?

[lottidah]

So each user will have to do that to get any decent search results? That seems pretty silly. Is there a global setting somewhere I can change that will give them the posts results instead of threads? Thank you.

[Steve Machol]

vB search has always worked this way. In four years here I've never heard anyone describe this as 'silly'.

Nonetheless I'm sure you can edit the appropriate search template to make 'posts' the default instead of 'threads'.

[PcosKat]

Since upgrading to 3.0.7, but search is acting up, too. I don't know that's I'd call it 'silly', but the returns are different from before the upgrade

[Steve Machol]

'Acting up' in what way? I suggest starting a new thread for your iissue since it is different from what this thread is about.