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| author | friendica <info@friendica.com> | 2014-03-08 23:18:34 -0800 |
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| committer | friendica <info@friendica.com> | 2014-03-08 23:18:34 -0800 |
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advanced directory search help file
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diff --git a/doc/AdvancedSearch.md b/doc/AdvancedSearch.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8bcd5de69 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/AdvancedSearch.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +Advanced Directory Search +========================= + + +Advanced Directory Search is enabled in "Expert Mode" from your Settings => Additional features page. + +On the Directory page an option named "Advanced" will apear in the "Find Channels" widget (typically in the sidebar). Clicking "Advanced" will open another search box for entering advanced search requests. + +Advanced requests include + +* name=xxx +[Channel name contains xxx] + +* address=xxx +[Channel address (webbie) contains xxx] + +* locale=xxx +[Locale (typically 'city') contains xxx] + +* region=xxx +[Region (state/territory) contains xxx] + +* postcode=xxx +[Postcode or zip code contains xxx] + +* country=xxx +[Country name contains xxx] + +* gender=xxx +[Gender contains xxx] + +* marital=xxx +[Marital status contains xxx] + +* sexual=xxx +[Sexual preference contains xxx] + +* keywords=xxx +[Keywords contain xxx] + +There are many reasons why a match may not return what you're looking for, as many channels do not provide detailed information in their default (public) profile, and many of these fields allow free-text input in any language which is difficult to match precisely. + +Requests may be joined together with 'and', 'or', and 'and not'. + +Terms containing spaces must be quoted. + +Example: + + name="charlie brown" and country=canada and not gender=female + + + + + + diff --git a/doc/main.bb b/doc/main.bb index 7895931a9..634bb524c 100644 --- a/doc/main.bb +++ b/doc/main.bb @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ [zrl=[baseurl]/help/bbcode]BBcode reference for posts and comments[/zrl]
[zrl=[baseurl]/help/checking_account_quota_usage]Checking Account Quota Usage[/zrl]
[zrl=[baseurl]/help/cloud_desktop_clients]Cloud Desktop Clients[/zrl]
+[zrl=[baseurl]/help/AdvancedSearch]Advanced Directory Search[/zrl]
[b]For Hub Administrators[/b]
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