Google sucks or, How to effectively search ECF.

[JackH]

Unfortunately the ECF search function isn't the greatest so I always used google to get the info I needed. A couple of months ago they dropped the option to search just forum posts. Why? I guess to make you get your info from commercial sites that pay for high placement. OK, no biggie, you could still get to the forum search by using the direct url in google. Last month they disabled that as well.

There is now a 3rd way, works great:

intext:forum taifun site:www.e-cigarette-forum.com

Copy the entire line above and paste into google, just replace Taifun with whatever you're looking for. Lose the "site:www.e-cigarette-forum.com" if you want to search all forums.

 

[Broodwich]

You can also do this from Google, very easy.

In the search bar
kayfun site:http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/

 

[Susan~S]

I usually do this in my google search: "ECF: x". Replace "x" with whatever you are searching for.

 

[The Ocelot]

ECF is indexed in almost real time. Copy and paste "Google sucks or, How to effectively search ECF" into the Google search box and this thread comes up. Lol!

 

[Vaslovik]

Hey, that's pretty spiffy, thanks for the tip!

 

[readeuler]

I'll start with my slight digression about how terrible Google search had become, since incorporating synonym and even antonym search. I search a lot of math stuff, where "function" and "method" are absolutely not interchangeable. Anyway...

I am a little confused. My go-to search had always had the format

site:e-cigarette-forum.com/forum query

Is your way significantly different/better?

 

[jimivapr]

Problem with searching in google is than, when using the goofy mobile app, google will send you to the web page, not the goofy mobile app. Usability is not a strong point of ECF


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[The Cloud Minder]

i usually do this in my google search: "ecf: X". Replace "x" with whatever you are searching for.

^ this, simply this ^

 

[Mikepresjr]

Yes, sadly Bing gets most of my searches now..

 

[catlady60]

You can also go on the DIY site Ecigvape.com, scroll down the left frame, and you'll see ECF under "e-cig forums."

 

[JackH]

I usually do this in my google search: "ECF: x". Replace "x" with whatever you are searching for.

This way is simple but gives results for the entire internet, not just ECF.