TIP: How to search Obesity Help

(Xposted from Main Forum)

How to Search This Site (Or any site)

1) Go to http://www.google.com and click the "Advanced Search" link 2) Enter the words or phrases for which you are searching, e.g., chewable vitamin 3) Decide which OH forum or forums you want to search. Go to the forum(s) and copy the URLs.  For example:   (Duodenal Switch Forum)  http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/DS/  (LapBand Forum) http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/lapband/  (RNY Forum)  http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/rny/  (Ontario Forum) http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/ON/ 4) Enter the URL(s) in the field labelled, "Search within site or domain".  Separate URLs by a comma. 5) Click the "Advanced Search" button.  You will only see results from the OH forum(s) you specify.

Tips:  To search the entire OH site (every forum), just enter http://www.obesityhelp.com as the URL

Want to see ALL posts by a person (as opposed to only the Latests posts within the current forum)? Search for their username and their location (found below their avatar).  If you just specify their username, you will get their posts as well as all posts ABOUT them. (Some people are talked about more than they actually post!)

Thanks, HeavyJ, this is especially good information for newcomers to the forum! Maybe you should save it to your profile...

 

Thanks, this is pretty helpful. I thought it went more like: 1. enter term in search box 2. get a bunch of junk you weren't looking for 3. shake fist 4. give up and just ask the rest of the forum

yeah thats what i do......lol.  Scott

BUMPITY BUMP BUMP BUMP.....

Thanks for this tip! The OH search function has always bugged me, so I prefer google. I can usually find something from OH on google faster than from the OH search.

That is great! Thanks for the tip.

Thanks.  It has been bookmarked!

I know ... why don't we ask the mods if they can ask the IT dept at OH to pretty please add a google search bar so we can search OH without leaving the site. Laurie

Thanks so much for your time and help in posting this subject. I have had an AWFUL time trying to figure out how to find stuff.