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This video tutorial shows you how to search Xstreet in a few easy steps! | This video tutorial shows you how to search Xstreet in a few easy steps! What's covered: | ||
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* The Featured Marketplace on the front page of Xstreet! | * The Featured Marketplace on the front page of Xstreet! | ||
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Xstreet's search functionality supports the following Boolean search operators | |||
== What are Boolean operators? == | |||
Xstreet's search functionality supports the following Boolean search operators. They're kinda geeky, but these operators matter because they give you the power of '''super-specific searches, so you can hone in on that special item''' you'd struggle to find otherwise. | |||
* '''Natural Language Search''' - Enter keywords or a phrase without any operators to perform a weighted natural language search with the most relevant records displayed first. | * '''Natural Language Search''' - Enter keywords or a phrase without any operators to perform a weighted natural language search with the most relevant records displayed first. | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 22 October 2009
This video tutorial shows you how to search Xstreet in a few easy steps! What's covered:
- Basic search
- Advanced search
- Category browsing
- A couple examples of Boolean operators to help you narrow down results
- The Featured Marketplace on the front page of Xstreet!
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What are Boolean operators?
Xstreet's search functionality supports the following Boolean search operators. They're kinda geeky, but these operators matter because they give you the power of super-specific searches, so you can hone in on that special item you'd struggle to find otherwise.
- Natural Language Search - Enter keywords or a phrase without any operators to perform a weighted natural language search with the most relevant records displayed first.
- Exact Phrase - Enclose a phrase in double quotes to perform an exact match search. Example:
"magic box" - Required Words - Any word preceded by a plus sign (+) is considered required. Example:
magic +box - Unwanted Words - Any word preceded by a minus sign (-) is considered unwanted. Example:
magic -box - Negated Words - Any word preceded by a tilde (~) has its relevance lowered. It effectively lowers relative ranking of records containing the word. Example:
magic ~box - Stemming - Any word root followed by an asterisk (*) matches occurrences of the root followed by any suffix: Example:
box*matchesboxes,boxed,boxing, etc.
Operators can be combined in a single search for extra power user awesomeness.