Search results no longer in date order
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This has been a problem for some time but it is getting really annoying.
The WP blog offers a search facility for users. On this blog, which uses the Misty theme, the search box is near the top right hand part of the page. So, you enter your search string but the results are not in date order. There are now over 2,300 blogposts on this blog and it is just annoying to get 2011 results before 2013 results.
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Well this is weird.
The search I had difficulty with was
Allsop Space
which now returns the first blogpost on December 4th 2012
But it omits completely the more recent blogpost on 26th February 2013
http://namawinelake.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/irelands-biggest-ever-property-auction-on-1st-march-preview/Does the search now only work on the blogpost title?
Here is an example of one that doesn’t work
Try searching for McDonagh
The fifth result is from 2013, the first four are from earlier years.
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Hm, that is odd. Misty Look was retired back in December in favor of the similar and up-to-date Misty Lake: http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/misty-lake/
Misty Look was retired because its code base had not been updated by the theme designer in over three years and it no longer supported the majority of new WordPress features, which could be the source of the problem here.
Would you consider switching to Misty Lake or another non-retired theme? http://theme.wordpress.com/
Please note that once you switch away from Misty Look, you won’t be able to switch back.
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Thanks very much, If the theme is no longer being supported or updated, then I will certainly look at a new theme.
But just to say, I have been having difficulty with searches for at least two months, it’s just now getting ridiculous that results are being missed or clearly presented in the wrong date order.
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My first guess would be because of the outdated theme. If you’re still having trouble with a newer theme, please let us know!
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Thanks again, I will examine what is involved with transferring to a new theme over coming days and then move it at the weekend.
I have never really paid any attention to the theme, so will take this opportunity to look at what themes are available.
Thanks again. Given that you can see the problem yourself, I suppose the only solution is to migrate to a new theme.
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