Ryan made some awesome updates to search over the past couple weeks, and they finally went out last night. I thought I’d give a quick rundown, although the best thing to do is try it out for yourself.
More context
The formatting for the results is much nicer now, with more text for the wiki pages and adventure log posts. Before, a search hit just showed the name of the page and a link to it. As a bonus, the contextual text displayed is text where the search term was found.
Keyword highlighting
The search term you are looking for is automatically highlighted where found. This makes it much easier to quickly scan through the results.
Type filtering
By default, a search will return all kinds of results: characters, wiki pages, adventure log posts, and more. But, if you know exactly where you want to look, you can filter to restrict it to only the type of data you are looking for.
Go Ascendant for campaign-specific search
Remember, if you’re Ascendant, all your campaigns will have campaign-specific search enabled. This is much handier than using the sitewide search, since you can restrict the search to only your campaign’s content. It’s extremely handy, trust me! If you want to enable this awesome feature, tell your GM to Ascend Today!
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Neato. That will definitely come in handy as my wiki continues to grow!
Neato. That will definitely come in handy as my wiki continues to grow!
I’m very impressed by the new search. I leave this comment because I’ve been critical of other updates.
I’m very impressed by the new search. I leave this comment because I’ve been critical of other updates.
Glad you left a positive one. I’m finding there are some people who are only happy when complaining. When people stay perpetually negative, I start to ignore their feedback.
Glad you left a positive one. I’m finding there are some people who are only happy when complaining. When people stay perpetually negative, I start to ignore their feedback.
Yay, maybe my feedback won’t be ignored now.
I’m not trying to be negative, just informative. Just happens that a few updates have either added features I had no need for personally or removed features I really liked.
Yay, maybe my feedback won’t be ignored now.
I’m not trying to be negative, just informative. Just happens that a few updates have either added features I had no need for personally or removed features I really liked.
Even though I am Ascendant, it’s nice to know the site’s features keep improving.
Good job guys!
Even though I am Ascendant, it’s nice to know the site’s features keep improving.
Good job guys!