Include "End of Post" in the Search String

2006 August 09
Last update:  2008 Oct 02.  See History for brief descriptions of changes and updates. 

    Because of the way the weblog software organizes the information for each post, searches on words and terms often result in multiple hits to the same post.  Some of these are indirect and are identified by the letters "index" in the URL — principally categories, new posts, new comments and the monthly introduction eliminate multiple hits related to these "index" summaries of introductions.  The terms "End of Post" (include the quotation marks) and typekey only appear in the body of the post, and therefore limits to search to the full post including the introduction.  Since the summaries for the "index" posts do not include the main body of the post which contain the terms "end of post" or typekey, all of the "index" summaries are eliminated from the search results. 

    If the search matches one of the words or terms in the left column, all posts and "index" summaries will be identified in the search results.  Including "end of post" or typekey in the search string will reduce the number to all in the full post, which will help but still may produce many duplicate hits.  If the search results in a large number of hits, use your browser's search/find tool to determine of any of the search words or terms are in the left column.  If a category, click on the category to display all of the posts for that subject. 

    As of 2008 Sep 30, all of the full posts have been revised to include the term "end of post".  The term typekey is inserted by the software and is subject to change in the software. 

    See Search Aids for This Weblog for additional explanation. 

Don Nordeen
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• History:  Changes are usually identified in the text with the date which facilitates searching by date.
• • 2006 Aug 09 — Initial Post
  • 2008 Oct 02 — Instructions changed for revision of posts to add "end of post" to the body of each post. 
• Links:  Include "Post a Comment" in the Search String at <http://swagman.typepad.com/poa_governance/2006/08/include_post_a_.html>

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Include "End of Post" in the Search String (continued)

    Below are several examples of search results with and without "end of post" or typekey in the search string. 

Fiduciary Duty:  184 to 76 (meaning all posts since the term is in the left column). 

Governing Documents:  187 to 76 (meaning all posts since the term is in the left column). 

restrictive covenant:  41 to 16  (meaning all of the "index" summaries of introductions were eliminated). 

Arizona:  60 to 25  (meaning all of the "index" summaries of introductions were eliminated).

glossary:  32 to 19  (meaning all of the "index" summaries of introductions were eliminated).

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