Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4577 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Google search box at the top of this page...
Has this feature stopped working for you lately?
I installed a Google search box in the banner at the top of all BritishV8 pages back on January 4, 2007. It's worked almost flawlessly ever since, until sometime this past week or so. Now I don't get any results. However, I do get BritishV8 specific search results when I re-enter my search term in the search box on the BritishV8 search results page. (In that case, the search results include thumbnail images... which is apparently a new feature that Google has recently added.) Curiously, the Google search box at the top of BritishRacecar seems to be working fine. Please help me troubleshoot this. Does the search box at the top of the page work for you? Is this a browser-specific problem? Do you note any interesting behaviors which might help me isolate the problem? |
DC Townsend David Townsend Vermont (406 posts) Registered: 11/21/2007 12:22PM Main British Car: '78 B (almost done) 30-over SBF, dry sump |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
In Safari on most recent Mac OS entering anything in the search box flips you to the search page. Same behavior using Chrome and FireFox. is that what you want it to do? Seems like a term entered in the box should yield a result. No?
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Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4577 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
So you're seeing what I'm seeing.
Until recently, searching from the top of the page did yield results immediately. However, a new search box appeared at the top of the search results where you could refine your search by entering a revised keyword combination or by selecting between three options: main site only, forum only, or all the web. Okay... I'm going to try uploading new and different Google code on the message board right now. |
Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4577 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
See how the new search results page doesn't have a search box at the top? When I put one there, it crashes. Except for that, I guess it works okay. Comments?
I don't have a PC or a smart phone handy to test this stuff with today - just my trusty Mac laptop - so your comments will be very helpful. What are you seeing on your screens? |
Scott68B Scott Costanzo Columbus, Ohio (562 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:30AM Main British Car: 1968 MGB GM 5.3 LS4 V8 |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
Curtis,
Search seems pretty quick and the results were pretty much what I would expect. This is outside of any seaches but I am getting what looks like php errors when I go into a thread. I'm using IE 8 at the moment. Scott |
DC Townsend David Townsend Vermont (406 posts) Registered: 11/21/2007 12:22PM Main British Car: '78 B (almost done) 30-over SBF, dry sump |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
Works on my Mac laptop (old) using an outdated version of Safari.
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lars49 Larry Barnes Colorado Springs (177 posts) Registered: 06/11/2009 02:12PM Main British Car: 1980 MGB GM LA1 3400 V6 |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
Curtis,
Here are my results, all on Windows 7 Pro. Firefox Enterprise Edition 17.04 - takes forever to see the search box, where if should be I get a hidden link to www.britishracecar.com Chrome 25.0.1364.172 m - works OK Opera 12.14 - works OK Safari 5.1.7 - works OK IE 8.0.7601 - works OK Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/19/2013 07:03PM by lars49. |
rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
Works OK and very fast (even from singaore where i am currently) from my android phone. Don't get the refinement search box with the results but do get the results themselves.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/20/2013 01:08PM by rficalora. |
MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4514 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
Fast search results combining web & forum info using IE8 & Firefox 19.0.2
No refined search box with either browser. |
lars49 Larry Barnes Colorado Springs (177 posts) Registered: 06/11/2009 02:12PM Main British Car: 1980 MGB GM LA1 3400 V6 |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
Curtis,
Some additional info re Firefox Enterprise Edition, now I can not see the search box at all. I looked at the site using Firebug. I moved the pointer over the area where the box should be. In the code box, div id=banner gets highlighted. I can see div id=search but I can't get it highlighted. Z index issue? BTW doing a page reload via CTL-F5 doesn't help either. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/20/2013 01:39PM by lars49. |
rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
Hey Larry - I thought we were supposed to use English on this forum ;).
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lars49 Larry Barnes Colorado Springs (177 posts) Registered: 06/11/2009 02:12PM Main British Car: 1980 MGB GM LA1 3400 V6 |
Re: Google search box at the top of this page...
Rob,
I know a number of foreign languages, but not one of them are human native tongues :-) |