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Has search feature changed?

2 years ago

I used to be able to a search from within the Rose forum, and would get a "find xxxx in roses" option at top. Now, the results are always in "discussions" and e.g. the name of a rose cultivar does not deliver any results for me from this forum.

What gives? Is it an error on my end?

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jacqueline9CA

2 years ago

If you search the name of the rose you want to know about on GOOGLE, it will come up with links to threads from this forum, and the rose forum. That is how I do it - it usually works great. So silly that we have to do that!

Jackie

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Comments (13)

Brandon Garner
2 years ago
I get what you are describing when I use a phone to do the search, but on a desk top I get the option to just search the roses forums
roseseek
2 years ago
My experience is as Brandon's. I always use the laptop and NEVER the phone.
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rifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
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Yes, it did change - earlier this year.
L Clark (zone 4 WY)
2 years ago
yeah it changed. It's dumb. I find google or duckduckgo is better as said above ^^^
John (PNW zone 8)
2 years ago
Beginning a few months ago, I stopped being able to search within forums from my PC, phone or the mobile app. Around that time, I saw someone on here advised that you can search by modifying the URL in the address bar of your browser.

For example, if I were looking for posts in the "Antique Roses" forum related to "Rose du Roi", I would use add "/antique-roses/query/rose-du-roi" to the end of the https://www.houzz.com/discussions URL.

The resulting URL would look like this: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/antique-roses/query/rose-du-roi

It's just a work-around, but it does the trick!
philipatx
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you all. At first I assumed it was because I tried some queries using my phone, but was surprised when repeating the search on my laptop didn't resolve it.
Alana8aSC
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
I always have to use Google to find it in the forum. It's never worked for me, the search option here. But Also include houzz in my search on google, it yields more results. This is how I Input it in Google. For example: Marie Pavie Rose Garden web/houzz, that yields more results than just Marie Pavie rose. Ir if I want hmf then I put help me find behind the rose. Hope I explained it well.

Edited to add I include garden web, because old post will come up that way :)
User
2 years ago
"Search" here is next to useless.

Instead, go to Google, and specify this site, plus your search term. If its a multi-word name, then put it in double quotes, like so:

site:www.houzz.com "Rose de Rescht"

Always include site:www.houzz.com This will get you more specific references to the exact subject.
Stephanie, 9b inland SoCal
2 years ago
Google is the best way to search on lots of sites, not just Houzz. I just type “Houzz rose search-term”
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2 years ago
Also using quotes around a set of words in the Google search box will keep those words together. For example if you want to find information on the rose called Rural England then put quotes around it “Rural England” then the word rose without quotes or Google will find lots of pages with the words England and words rural found separately but not necessarily together. But you do want the word rose in the search box too otherwise rural England could bring up lots of pages that have nothing to do with roses, but not necessarily inside the quotes or it will only find pages with the words in the exact order as you put inside the quotes.
woodrose
2 years ago
Houzz isn't satisfied if they're not ruining something else. Why can't they leave a good thing alone !
rifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
2 years ago
!!!

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/query/madame-anisette/nqrw/p/30?sort=latest-activity

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