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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