Sometimes I'm able to post a MobileRead URL with the searchid number in it and members can click on it to see my search results and sometimes they can't. I'll post an example below, I'm not sure if it will work or for how long.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sea...archid=3066792
Are the searchid's not a unique identifier, or are they recycled or do they expire after a certain time limit? I've had replies that they don't work for some, yet when I click on them they are still working. Are they kept in my cache or something?
This function is helpful in pointing members to some solutions (rather than just saying go search for -- I'd like to give them a head start), or say pointing to all the books with the same title in the uploads section created by...
Is there any other method of embedding search criteria in the URL?
Thanks....WDE
*Edit* I moved from my netbook to my PC and this URL search no longer works.
I know that I can use the search tag to search in titles or posts, but it would be nice to have some more criteria, i.e. forum, member...
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The [search] tag allows you to link to search results by specifying the keywords. You can include an optional parameters for the search to display results as posts, or to search for titles only.
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