I typed ----- plastic bumper ----- = no results, "plastic" "bumper" = correct results with all of my posts that those words in the subject or body.
Very strange ... (i.e. our mileage seems to differ)
If i use the "simple search" and put in "march lion" (without quotes) and tick "titles only"
... it "does the right/expected thing". Coughs up one thread with three words highlighted (lion appears twice).
BUT ... still in simple search, if i add my name as "By:", i get zero hits (i didn't initiate the thread)
If i surround each search word with quotes, i get the same thing: zilch.
If i do NOT use quotes and do NOT select "titles only" (but leave the "By: me"), i get two hits (one each in two threads).
... the thread that didn't have the two words in the title had the two words in the body of the text.
...the 2nd thread had the two words in the title, but (i think) only one word in the body of the text.
I have seen search parameters where you do have to include + signs or quotes.
Sometimes confusing things is that there are two search systems being used by the Forum (one (mysql) may be an idle back-up).
What they accept as mark-up (the pluses, etc) and their behavior may (does) differ.
Since the Search function can be (is) implemented independent of the underlying Forum software, the Forum's Help doesn't offer any help regarding syntax.
I'll kick it around some more... (such as: apostrophes (or either accent character) instead of quotes.)
![BobbyTables.png](/forums/data/attachments/120/120894-3f89e3f5f26349e27df9cd2bc1266a96.jpg)
(source:
https://xkcd.com/327/ )
--dick
p.s. for those who don't get it:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/327:_Exploits_of_a_Mom
((although i can't guarantee that that will totally clear it up))