sharing raw, vegan recipes and advice
I know many of you have been confused by the new search on the site. You may not know it, but the search is now much, much more powerful! In fact, you can now use the search to find recipes by equipment, find members, and search forums (among others).
Take a moment to read this overview of the new search:
http://www.goneraw.com/forum/love-new-search-features
Thanks to emtpdmom for taking time to write this up!
Also, we still have the recipe tags for finding recipes in various categories:
http://www.goneraw.com/tagadelic/chunk/3
Will the recipe tags eventually be in alphabetical order as before?
I am confused by it, so far. When I put the recipe that I am looking for in the search engine I find page after page about people TALKING about potatoes, instead of recipes!
Very frustrating.
Christina, are you using the Advanced Search feature? If you're not sure how to access it, check out the link Kandace provided in the initial post of this thread. You can zero in on just recipes from the Advanced page. Just click the "recipe" check box, put in your search terms and click Advanced Search at the bottom of the page. If it still doesn't work with your login, perhaps you should click on the "Feedback" link in the bottom right corner and report that to Kandace and Ray.
Good luck.
Brenda
Thanks for posting this. I didn't realise there was an advanced search feature. Maybe advanced search could be displayed alongside the regular search button or something to make it more obvious. Now that I know about the advanced search, I agree - super useful!
stRAWberry: This is a good idea. Right now, they are shown in order of most used.
We're glad to see that more of you are using the advanced search - this feature was one of the most requested features we had from the old site. Although it takes some getting used to, it sure beats what we had before in terms of flexibility!
Thanks for the explanation! That helps a lot.
And actually, I am Christina. :-)
THIS is the godlike creature known to the world as Mike Patton:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Patton
lol
Cheers,
Christina
http://www.myspace.com/mikepattonisgod
Christina, I realized my error when I looked at your profile later in the day, and have just edited it. I'm glad to have been of help. We all just need to be patient a little longer while Kandace and Ray fine tune the site. I'm confident the finished product will be worth the wait.
Brenda
Might I suggest that, next to the Search field and button at the top of each page, there also be a link labeled "advanced search"? The way it is now, it is not obvious at all that the way to reach "advanced search" is to run a blank search. Currently the feature quite hidden.
Aside from that, my main other requests are for larger text size all around, and higher contrast text/background. The current design is quite a strain on my eyes. Other than that, the changes are looking good, thank you!
Can we still see the food pictures in a bigger format?
It's a very inspiring thing.....don't know how to do it since you changed the site. Please help me. Thanks.
hi iana...here is what happened to the big pictures
posted
November 17, 2008
by ray
"Well, we were having an issue with the pictures when we moved to the new system. I had to make a quick decision between them and I chose the smaller ones, the large ones were causing big issues.
However, I will replace the big ones for the recipes again as I have the time. It will just take some time for me to drop them back into place. I apologize for the appearance at the moment!"
to sophia...any search still gives you access to the advanced search..it is between the search field and the results in blue letters...leaving the field blank is a quicker shortcut to it, since most times you will get too many results and need an advanced search anyway:)
stRAWberry, tags are available in alphabetical order when doing an Advanced Search (link to Advanced Search directions: http://www.goneraw.com/forum/love-new-search-features).
Once into the Advanced Search screen:
1. Scroll down to the "Only in the category(s)" menu.
2. Within that menu, again scroll down (below Equipment and Image Galleries) until you see the word "Tags." (The first few begin with numbers or symbols.)
3. To choose multiple tags hold down the "control" key and click on the tags*.
4. You MUST type in at least ONE key word in the search box.
5. To specify a search type (recipe, for example) click the appropriate check box to the right.
6. Click "Advanced Search" (in the green bar at the bottom)
*Credit goes to bluedolfin for the control key tip.
I'm pretty lost on this site now, I really enjoyed it before so I'll try and be patient. I'm not just confused by the new search options but I can't find a way to post my own recipes or even how to log off! I may just be clueless...but hey I eat raw...my mind is supposed to be clearer!
Stephanie, have you had time to check out the links on the opening page of this blog? When you click on Kandace's first link, there's an additional link at the top of the opening pane. Hopefully, the information in those links will point you in the right direction.
Brenda
Just so everyone knows, we are about to roll out the beginning of the new (cleaner!) design. The site might be down for an hour or so this evening while we do so. We'll keep you posted. We will likely be putting in a lot of hours on Gone Raw this week!
Thanks you and Kandace so much!
stRAWberry: The recipe tags are alphabetical again. Thanks for pointing this out (and to everyone else who wrote in about this).