I've tried so many times to use this site search feature!

[samy23]

And it doesn't work right! I have typed in latest thing "living room photos" and also made a thread about them in the mindful home management forum, but incase there is already a thread somewhere on this site with photos of people's homes (as I need some ideas/help on my own), I thought I'd do a search to find it. But whenever I type something in the search feature, hardly any of the stuff that comes up is related to what I typed in.....it's really really frustrating : Can anyone help me with this plz?

[JessicaS]

If a thread just happens to have those words in it, then that will come up.

You might try searching for other terms like "decorating" or "design" or something different.

[mrsfussypants]

I've never been successful using the site search feature. Use the "advanced search" option on Google instead, searching under the domain "mothering.com". It's SO much better.

[Sileree]

It may be set to look only for posts with that in it, have you tried changing it to thread titles?

[liliaceae]

I do it by clicking on Search, then Advanced Search, and make sure it's only searching thread titles. Then I just try to guess what terms someone would use when posting about the thing I'm looking for. Like for what you're looking for, I'd try "living room pics" or "home pics" or "show home" (as in, 'show me your home'). Do it without the quotes though.

[samy23]

Originally Posted by Sileree

It may be set to look only for posts with that in it, have you tried changing it to thread titles?

Yes I have tried both.

I also tried the advanced setting.

Thanks for the advice anyway, maybe I'll try the google search under mothering domain name next time.

[NettleTea]

Advanced search always gets the job done for me