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  • Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    I do not understand what you are trying to do here. Please explain more what you are trying to achieve.

    Thread Starter darekk2

    (@darekk2)

    I type urls in the search box. And some of urls can’t be found, even they exist in the database. It can depend on “&” character, but some other urls containing “&” can be found. Very irregular behavior.

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    This is possible. My main question would be: can you find a post with the same content if you put a URL as a post title, then try to find it using the WordPress search?

    Thread Starter darekk2

    (@darekk2)

    I typed:
    https://bpn.com.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=170
    as post title, after saving poste typed the same url in the search box an post APPEARED in search results.

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    All right. I am still trying to understand what you are trying to do though. Are you trying to get links to appear in general site search results? When you are querying a bunch of parameters? Itemid is not a standard WordPress query parameter as far as I am aware.

    Thread Starter darekk2

    (@darekk2)

    I type the url above list of links in the
    Link Library – All Links
    section in the admin area and press [Search Links] button.

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    Can you give me an example of a link and a URL that you are trying to search? Do you really expect users to do searches for exact URLs?

    Have you been using the plugin for a long time? Or are you a new user? I get the feeling that a lot of this plugin’s functionality does not seem to work well with you. Perhaps this is the not the right solution for your site.

    Thread Starter darekk2

    (@darekk2)

    I gave an example url in the firs post. And second, working exaple.
    Maybe this behavior depends on some details in WordPress configuration and you are not able to reproduce that, I don’t know.

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by darekk2.
    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    I do not understand how you get to URLs with all of these parameters in the address. Normally, Link Library would be on a regular page (e.g. mysite.com/links). Then, when you search for a link, the top address should become something like: http://localhost/links/?searchll=test

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    Do you mean that you are trying to enter https://bpn.com.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=170 in the search field???

    Why would someone search for someone this precise?

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    The search is meant to let you search for simple things, like a subject (e.g. movies, games, etc…)

    Thread Starter darekk2

    (@darekk2)

    This is an EXTERNAL link. My link library lists almost only external links to webpages somewhere in the internet, not to itself.

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    Sure, but why would someone search for a link with a ton of parameters on your site? Wouldn’t they be searching for a word that could be in the title of that link to then follow that link? If they already know the link URL, why search for it?

    Thread Starter darekk2

    (@darekk2)

    Do you mean that you are trying to enter https://bpn.com.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=170

    Yes, but even 96&Itemid=170 doesn’t work. It seems, theat & character is main reason.

    Thread Starter darekk2

    (@darekk2)

    but why would someone search for a link with a ton of parameters on your site?

    This link doesn’t contain words, I want fin quickly a post with that link.

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by darekk2.
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