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date sorting the search results?
Posted by Brian Thomas on January 23, 2021 at 10:53 amDumb question probably: In the search box here I want to look for references to “Handbrake”. Quite reasonably I get back many hundreds of pages from the last 10+ years. I’d really like to review only those for the last few years. How can I sort the results by date or limit them by date?
Thanks!
Brian Thomas replied 2 years, 5 months ago 4 Members · 9 Replies -
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Tim Wilson
January 23, 2021 at 2:22 pmHi Brian,
Not a dumb question at all! Our former search engine had this feature, and we will be bringing it back.
As is sometimes the way in software development, individual legacy features are sometimes left behind so that foundations for new architectures can be properly laid. We’re only a few months into the new platform, and we’re making good progress at buttoning up the loose ends of the transfer so that we can get on to building the new stuff. We were very proud of our old search engine (built years before Google existed), and have big plans for the new one.
I’m sorry I don’t have a date for you, but search filtering is on its way back, even more fully features than before.
Regards,
Tim Wilson, Editor-in-Chief
Creative COW
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Doug Metz
April 5, 2021 at 3:43 pmStill no sort options in search – I hope you’re not still holding your breath!
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Brian Thomas
April 6, 2021 at 4:49 amOK, you’ve got me, I’ve been taking the odd sneaky breath but I’m still looking forward to the feature!
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Doug Metz
April 4, 2022 at 7:47 pmI keep checking back periodically, in hopes that this once-great resource might get back on track, but hope grows dim.
Search results are still an un-sortable, random pile of uselessness.
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Brian Thomas
April 5, 2022 at 8:32 amHey Doug – hope springs eternal and it is Spring, at least where I am. 😉 I bet the CC guys are still slaving away on the feature, yes…? 🤨
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Brie Clayton
April 22, 2022 at 4:01 pmYes! This feature is indeed on our list of features to bring back.
Recently, the Jobs Board was re-created, and as always, onward and upward!
Your suggestions are very important to us, and help the CC team to focus on what matters to our users, so thank you!
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Brie Clayton
August 24, 2022 at 1:40 pmHello again, Brian, and all who have been waiting for date sort on search results!
Creative COW now features not only the ability to sort search results by Date, but by Relevance, Title, and Reply Count.
Once you enter your query into the Search field at the top of your screen, you will be offered a way to filter your results by all these metrics.
Enjoy!
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Brian Thomas
August 25, 2022 at 12:30 pmBig thanks Brie – now I can breath again 😉 Keep up the good work and regards to all, Brian.
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