PSA: Linking directly to search results

[Trevor]

In my experience, giving people the right search terms is all they need to find the information they want. Coincidentally, I find myself often wanting to help new people out without spoon-feeding them.

I've figured out a useful trick to link directly to a search result set.

Using this URL as a base:

http://laserpointerforums.com/search.php?do=process&query=

With it, you can link someone to a result set. Just add the search terms after "query=" in the URL.

http://laserpointerforums.com/search.php?do=process&query=boost driver

Thus, this will link straight to a list of threads where boost drivers are mentioned:

Laser Pointers - Search Forums

Simple, but IMO a useful way to pass on information without taking away all of the personal effort to obtain the information.

Trevor

 

[SerpantSlayer]

Nice find Trevor Another useful tool is searching within the site from google.

'Search term' site:laserpointerforums.com

I find myself using this for searching most of the time and it works great.

 

[Trevor]

Also, that. I just thought this was less tacky than a "LMGTFY" type link.

Trevor

 

[Deleted member 17304]

Now that you said that... I'm calling it, someone's going to make a LMLPFSTFY (LPF Search) sooner or later.

Still, cool find!

Better brush up on my web development/flash skills.

 

[ARG]

Thus, this will link straight to a list of threads where boost drivers are mentioned

and now this thread is top of that list

 

[Elektrotechniker]

yes but even then the search function sucks tbh. i never get accurate results. the search here is too general

 

[Trevor]

yes but even then the search function sucks tbh. i never get accurate results. the search here is too general

Yeah... the couple times I've used this, I had work on the search terms before I got useful results.

Trevor

 

[c0ldshadow]

u can change it to be a google search link that only searches LPF (google crawls LPF very very frequently so chances are this option works)):

e.g

https://www.google.com/#q=site:laserpointerforums.com+greenlaser