Problems searching the AO site
#21
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: [split] search function is not working
(08-04-2022, 05:05 AM)Katie Rose Wrote: From the main site I was searching for specific book titles that I was *certain* were on the site, and was getting 0 results. I was typing into the search box on the top of the site and was getting zero results. I thought I had mistyped, and then when and looked in the year I thought it was in which took a little longer that a search would have but since I had an idea of where to look wasn't a big deal. I really thought I had mistyped something and then didn't give it another thought when I manually when to what I was looking for.

I have had the same experience with recent searches on the main page. The last one was for Under the Tuscan Sun - I wanted to find out which year it is in before posting it to sell. I didn't get any hits using Firefox. (I had scanned the H.S. years and didn't see it, but found it later while looking for something else.) There were other searches, but I don't remember what they were for - mostly, books that I certain or almost certain were in AO and I couldn't remember the year.
Linda in NC
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#22
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: Problems searching the AO site
(08-03-2022, 08:51 PM)abbuselli Wrote: I agree, this function has seemed to be down for maybe a month. I would go into the search bar and type something I know is part of the curriculum and then it takes me to the search website (where the items searched for have shown up in the past) but it just says what I searched for isn’t a part of the AmblesideOnline site.


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Mine still isn't working. The search engine is set to Duck Duck Go, but I assumed this was an AO setting, as we don't use this for anything. It only shows up for the AO site.

Can I control this? And how? Even when I go into my google chrome settings, it says that Google is set as the search engine.
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#23
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: Problems searching the AO site
The AO search bar does take you to Duck Duck Go, so that is an AO setting.

What happens if you paste this into your Google search?

Quote:geography site:amblesideonline.org

I mean, bypass AO's search bar completely. Go to Google as if you were going to do a regular search, and paste that in.
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#24
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: Problems searching the AO site
The DuckDuckGo part is AO's setting, but for many people that engine is working just fine. So it's not DuckDuckGo itself that is the problem. What we are trying to discern is what might be interfering with that search for particular users. In the meantime, if you search directly on Google as Leslie just suggested, you should be able to get results.
Kathy 
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#25
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: Problems searching the AO site
To help find a resolution, we'll need some people who are experiencing this problem to do experiments with us to see what affects it and what does not. Who wants to help?
Kathy 
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#26
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: Problems searching the AO site
Oh! Please start by clearing your browser cache.

https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-clear-cache-2617980

After you clear your browser cache, would you try the search feature and report back?
Kathy 
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#27
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: Problems searching the AO site
I thought people had posted about what browser or device they were using, but now I'm not seeing that. Could you also post that information if you're having a problem?
Kathy 
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#28
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: Problems searching the AO site
(08-06-2022, 11:06 PM)lklivingston Wrote: I thought people had posted about what browser or device they were using, but now I'm not seeing that.  Could you also post that information if you're having a problem?

Ah!  There were two different threads.  I just merged them.

Please try clearing your browser cache and report back about results.
Kathy 
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#29
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: Problems searching the AO site
It was not working for me a couple of days ago, but when I manually cleared cookies and tried now it seems to be fine. I am using the Via browser on Android. My browser is set to clear cookies every time I close it, but I guess it was still something to do with a cookie set somewhere.
Charlotte in Cape Town, South Africa
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#30
Tech Support (Parent and Student Access)/RE: Problems searching the AO site
I just cleared the cache in my Firefox browser, then searched for Under the Tuscan Sun. No results. I tried just Tuscan Sun, but still no results.
Linda in NC
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