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Advanced Search Question

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exLtEveDallas · 31/01/2018 21:05

Hi Tech, asked this question on another thread but it's better off in here.

Posting from a TwatPhone iOS 11.2.5 using Safari.

When I use advanced Search, when I click on the post (or poster) I am looking for, instead of taking me directly to the post within the thread, it drops me at the top of the thread. It never used to.

It's a pain in the arse. Especially if it's a long thread (eg, I was looking for a post I made a long time ago about the flooding in my home town. Adv Search found my post really quickly, as I knew a 'key' word and (obvs) that it was posted in my name. However when I clicked on that actual post it took me to the top of that thread and I had to scroll through, nearly to the bottom, to find the post I was after).

Another poster has the same issue, but someone who posts using their laptop doesn't. Is it just a phone thing?

Would appreciate you taking a look, cheers.

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SilverySurfer · 09/01/2020 09:33

Just bring yourself exLtEveDallas. Oh and a cheeky little outfit, there will be pole dancing Grin

Batshittery brilliant that you can come, don't over pack Smile

Pinkywoo hope everything is well with you and Michael.

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exLtEveDallas · 09/01/2020 06:45

Hi @SilverySurfer

It gets better... I came back to the thread because I had a MNHQ email telling me I’d been @mentioned by ElizavetaMNHQ. I thought I was being given a warning!

Maui is good for me - anything in particular you want me to bring? Grin

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Pinkywoo · 09/01/2020 01:52

Only just realised this thread disappeared from my watch list (suspicious!), any updates @MNHQ? Happy new year everyone Crown Smile

MrsPlesWearsAFez · 07/01/2020 22:27

I couldn't find my previous post on a different thread, but came to have a moan that AS is still broken, and is still unable to open a large proportion of threads given as a result of searching. Instead it directs to the "oops page not found" screen.

There is a treasure trove of useful information on MN, and sometimes it is much easier to search previous posts than start yet another thread about steam mops (for example). It would be lovely if it were fixed this year.

Batshittery · 07/01/2020 20:05
SilverySurfer · 07/01/2020 11:30

Hi sockittome you're just in time to join us in celebrating the two year anniversary of Advanced Search not working as intended.

I'm putting party plans together as we speak - I thought we could all go to Maui?

exLtEveDallas I hope you will be free to join us as guest of honour as the originator of this thread?

Batshittery · 06/01/2020 19:12

sockit You can't get any glitches resolved on this thread, but it's a good place to meet new friends Grin

sockittome123 · 06/01/2020 18:03

There's an entire family being created here.... can I join?

SilverySurfer · 06/01/2020 13:06

Hi Batshittery and Happy New year.

As we edge towards the second anniversary of this thread I wait with baited breath.

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exLtEveDallas · 03/01/2020 22:14

Good lord. Well 2 years ago when I first noted this I was using an iPhone 6! But I’ve just checked, and it’s still an issue so iPhone 8, iOS 13.3 and completely up to date.

(Seriously, 2 years? GrinGrin)

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ElizavetaMumsnet · 03/01/2020 14:05

Hi @exLtEveDallas

Can you please let us know what iPhone you are using? Also is your software up to date? Thanks Flowers

Batshittery · 02/01/2020 16:36

@SilverySurfer Update coming

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LouMumsnet · 02/01/2020 16:06

Happy new year! We hope this issue does indeed get resolved in 2020. Grin

We're going to ask our Tech team for an update now so keep everything crossed.

Batshittery · 01/01/2020 16:12

Maybe this is the year your issue gets resolved Grin

Batshittery · 01/01/2020 16:11

Happy new year Silvery
bump

SilverySurfer · 24/12/2019 11:19

Bump and Happy Christmas.

Batshittery · 17/12/2019 18:01

Crown Grin @Silvery

SilverySurfer · 17/12/2019 09:03

I have no doubt Pinkywoo's son will celebrate his 18th birthday and Advanced Search will still not have been fixed Grin

WaterSheep · 16/12/2019 07:28

I'm not sure whether it's hilarious or horrifying that we're about to see January 2020, and a simple issue from January 2018 still hasn't been fixed.

At the start of this thread @Pinkywoo wasn't even pregnant, now she has a son. Grin

SilverySurfer · 14/12/2019 11:24

Thankfully then, it's not me going gaga.

@soniamumsnet what news from the 'Tech Team'?

duvet · 13/12/2019 08:55

Not working for me either - tried chrome and internet explorer.

Stressedoutaboutinlaws · 13/12/2019 07:44

Mine doesnt do it either!! Never really use it but gave it a go to see if it worked, used this thread as my experiment.

Searched for 'wishin' posted by silverysurfer, and it showed me the right post in the search results. When i clicked on the post it took me to the top of the page, and then auto took me down tonthe last post, where i had put a bookmark (always leave a bookmark at the bottom of a post when im finished reading) but didnt take me near the 'wishin' post.

On android device, using chrome.

Interestingly though, i have my pages set to 100 posts per page, so the 'wishin' post was on the 2nd page. But when i clicked the link from the advanced search, it had all the posts on one page, rather than page 1 and 2.

FarTooFat · 12/12/2019 20:49

It's not quite the same issue that I have, but it is a problem with Advanced Search. (Maybe you already know about it - in which case, sorry).

But when the results of an advanced search come up, NONE of the links are clickable - not the titles, nor even the categories (AIBU, Chat, etc).

SilverySurfer · 12/12/2019 14:09

Too bored to do anything but bump.

Batshittery · 05/12/2019 19:47

Hello Silvery Sorry I forgot to return and bump your thread Smile
C'mon mn, help poor Silvery out