There are two issues with the forum search function that are really causing us some difficulty.
The first is that, despite the fact that the minimum word length is set to 3 characters in the control panel, we are not able to successfully search on 3 characters (e.g. specifying 'bug' as a search word). In order to search successfully, we must specify at least 4-character search keywords. Basically, we need to be able to locate posts with the word 'bug' in them. LOL It worked perfectly in the previous software version.
The other is that we are unable to determine that the search function supports wildcards. In version 6, a wildcard was "assumed" at the beginning and end of each search argument, and searching on, for example, 'play' would return posts with any word containing 'play' (e.g. player, played, replay, etc.), and you had to specifically limit the search using quotation marks if you didn't want that kind of search. In version 7, the search only returns posts containing the exact keyword entered. We've tried all the standard wildcard characters, without success.
Is it possible that there are some control panel or database settings that we are unaware of that would resolve these issues?
Thanks!
Carla