How to search for short words in ECF

[DonDaBoomVape]

[I'm posting this here in the New Members' Forum because of its especial relevance to newbies (a characterization that still applies to me in some ways) and because I'm not 100% sure that most people here don't know about it. If you do know about it, feel free to move onto another thread (after posting a comment about my cluelessness, if you like).]

If you are like me, it's frustrating to search ECF for most of the common two- or three-character terms that dominate the world of electronic cigarettes, e.g., ECF, 510, 801, 901, SD, GG, PG, VG, PCC, DIY, and on and on. It's a limitation built into the system used by most forums (not just ECF).

Well ... at the very bottom left of most pages (not just the Advanced Search page) is a little box with "Google Custom Search" printed in pale letters. It operates just like any Google search, e.g., you can use "", +, and words of any length. But the default selection of the scope of the search is e-cigarette-forum.com. (You can change the scope to the entire Internet if you want.)

I finally noticed this little box just the other day ... and I don't think it is documented in any forum FAQ or "Read This First."

 

[breakfastchef]

Good pointer, Don. I also missed that. Another forum I visit has the Google search function as an option when you drop down the standard Search box atop each page. I hope everyone reads this.

 

[Mistress_of_Design]

You have my vote for e-cigarette-forum tip of the week.

Well spotted!

 

[wegster]

or easier yet, and works anywhere, just use your google search text box in any browser, or google itself and type:

site:www.e-cigarette-forum.com < search terms >

(do not include the brackets).

 

[breakfastchef]

or easier yet, and works anywhere, just use your google search text box in any browser, or google itself and type:

site:www.e-cigarette-forum.com < search terms >

(do not include the brackets).

This person knows stuff! Great tip I never knew existed.

 

[Lissa G.]

Thank You, I was wondering if there was an easier way to search through all this great info. This site has helped me so much, and there is still so much to learn!! LOL

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

Thank you all for your words of praise! [Visualize an emoticon for a swelled head.]

And thanks to wegster for taking my observation and adding his knowledge to make it even more useful! It's a wonderful example of the fruits of "brainstorming" - one of the many skills you can learn in my get rich quick seminars.

[Actually, in my other life (outside of vaping) I am a professional trainer ... in management and interpersonal skills, *not* how to get rich quick.I *wish* I knew that one. ]