Questions regarding Search feature

[healthy11]

I've had this type of problem before, and don't know what's causing it.... Basically, I'm trying to find past discussions that address reading comprehension problems in older students. I did a search on "reading comprehension" and said to look for that phrase over the past 365 days, and list up to 100 results. It came back with 80+
One discussion caught my eye, about a program Lillian12 mentioned, called "Reading for Understanding." So I left Millermom, and started to "google" the "Reading for Understanding" term, only to find three different companies that talk about having a program by that name.
I decided to come back to Millermom and ask Lillian which one she meant, but I didn't recall the name of the old thread where she first mentioned it.
I tried to search Millermom for the phrase "Reading for Understanding" (figuring I didn't want to have to sort through 80+ posts again for "Reading Comprehension" like I did the first time) but the search feature came up with "no matches."
I KNOW "Reading for Understanding" was there, but the search feature didn't locate it. In the end, I did have to go back and search those 80+ Reading Comprehension posts, and I did find it, but do you have any idea why I couldn't find it using the term "Reading for Understanding?" Does it have something to do with words less than 4 characters long being unsearchable?

[Mayleng]

When you did it the second time did you also tell it to search 365days and 100 results? If you don't define how many days you want it to go back, it will not search. Did you see if you asked it to search in both subject and message?

I am sure the words less than 4 characters long being unsearchable plays a part in it because I tried searching via phrase and it refused to search.

I have to admit I have always been disappointed in Proboard's search feature - 4 character requirements just doesn't make sense and makes it difficult to search.

I am sorry Healthy, there is not much I can do about improving the search feature here as it is not within my control.

[healthy11]

Thank you, anyway, Mayleng. I appreciate your trying; I do believe the problems I keep having with the search feature here are related to including words less than 4 characters long in the phrases I'm trying to find....

[Mayleng]

I am hoping that the new version they are working on will have improved search function.

The less the 4 characters is a problem because yesterday I was trying to search for Sam E and it would not accept this since it only has 3 characters. I had to go thru' every single thread in the Alternative section to find those posts and they were like in the last 2 pages i searched. Sigh!

[healthy11]

Has Proboards given you any idea when their new version will be released?

[Mayleng]

the Beta test is schedule for July BUT it is not a confirmed date.