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Show any threads matching category - "search" doesn't work anymore?

212 125 March 29, 2025 at 04:22 AM
Up until a few days ago it was possible to show threads matching a category, regardless of which subforum the thread was posted under, using an empty search with only filter parameters. Like this:

https://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?searchin=all&r=1&intagid[]=11665

Now, the above always shows 0 results.
Has something changed?


While it is possible to "browse" instead of "search", that's limited to one subforum at a time and not all of them at once:

https://slickdeals.net/forums/filtered/?daysprune=-1&vote=0&sort=lastpost&order=desc&r=1&intagid[]=11665&f=9
https://slickdeals.net/forums/filtered/?daysprune=-1&vote=0&sort=lastpost&order=desc&r=1&intagid[]=11665&f=30
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Last Edited by mfour March 29, 2025 at 06:49 AM

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ltb7
03-29-2025 at 04:37 AM.
03-29-2025 at 04:37 AM.
so strange, hope this is fixed assuming a glitch
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03-29-2025 at 06:45 PM.
03-29-2025 at 06:45 PM.
Quote from mfour :
Up until a few days ago it was possible to shows threads matching a category, regardless of which subforum the thread was posted under, using an empty search with only filter parameters. Like this:

https://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?searchin=all&r=1&intagid[]=11665

Now, the above always shows 0 results.
Has something changed?


While it is possible to "browse" instead of "search", that's limited to one subforum at a time and not all of them at once:

https://slickdeals.net/forums/filtered/?daysprune=-1&vote=0&sort=lastpost&order=desc&r=1&intagid[]=11665&f=9
https://slickdeals.net/forums/filtered/?daysprune=-1&vote=0&sort=lastpost&order=desc&r=1&intagid[]=11665&f=30
Quote from ltb7 :
so strange, hope this is fixed assuming a glitch
what version of the site are you using?

it seems to be working for me (showing deals in the power supply category) in both classic and redesign [and even logged out in incognito] on desktop in chrome
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mfour
03-30-2025 at 01:28 PM.
03-30-2025 at 01:28 PM.
Quote from acesmuzic :
what version of the site are you using?
Good call.

On desktop.

In the new design it works, logged in or out.
In the old design it doesn't, logged in (which is required).

I tried changing the IP, same thing.
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Last edited by mfour March 30, 2025 at 01:33 PM.
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03-30-2025 at 08:45 PM.
03-30-2025 at 08:45 PM.
Quote from mfour :
Good call.

On desktop.

In the new design it works, logged in or out.
In the old design it doesn't, logged in (which is required).

I tried changing the IP, same thing.
thanks for the report!

i was able to replicate this with the additional info. it seems like there may be some changes in the next week or so so this will (hopefully) get resolved in the near future.
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mfour
03-31-2025 at 06:26 AM.
03-31-2025 at 06:26 AM.
Thanks.

Interesting that the new and old designs work so differently, and aren't just skins.
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Dfinding
03-31-2025 at 04:50 PM.
03-31-2025 at 04:50 PM.
Search operator "OR -> |" (used to be working) is showing zero result since 1 or 2 days ago.

Anyone is having problem with their old search queries?
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Last edited by Dfinding April 7, 2025 at 04:15 PM.
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