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Waze uses a third party forum software called phpBB to run its forums on. | Waze uses a third party forum software called phpBB to run its forums on. | ||
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In Google search for: | In Google search for: | ||
SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM <your search term(s) here> | <code>SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM <your search term(s) here></code> | ||
eg: no permissions | eg: no permissions | ||
SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM "no permissions" | <code>SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM "no permissions"</code> | ||
Note that this workaround has a limitation that Google would have to have indexed the topics being searched. So newer topics may not be available at the time of your search. | Note that this workaround has a limitation that Google would have to have indexed the topics being searched. So newer topics may not be available at the time of your search. | ||
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Revision as of 21:59, 3 May 2017
Waze uses a third party forum software called phpBB to run its forums on.
This software has a feature that attempts to keep large searches from slowing down the forums for everyone. Unfortunately this feature causes words that are commonly used to not be searchable.
A workaround for this is to use Google's site specific search to look for posts.
In Google search for:
SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM <your search term(s) here>
eg: no permissions
SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM "no permissions"
Note that this workaround has a limitation that Google would have to have indexed the topics being searched. So newer topics may not be available at the time of your search.