Search results broken

[Nick2253]

When I search for something on the forum using the field above the profile, I get back results like: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?posts/427180 These links resolve correctly into forum posts.

However, in the search page, if I change the search term or add any refinements below the search field, I get results like: https://forums.freenas.org/posts/428710 These links resolve to a blank page for me.

 

[Ericloewe]

That's weird, the latter type of link is typical of tapatalk. It's probably something we want fixed by redirecting /posts/... to index.php?posts... anyway.

 

[Jurgen Segaert]

This is still broken. Can @JoshDW19 chime in?

 

[Jatrabari]

I can report the same problem with forum searches. I get the same error when I use the search in the top right corner directly.

Edit: Noticed also when I click on the link that has only /posts/ in the URL and then come back to the results, then the address has changed to the correct resolving address /index.php?posts/

 

[JoshDW19]

Thanks for pinging me. If you see issues with any functionality make sure to ping me right away or if forum service is completely down, email me at joshms@ixsystems.com and I'll get it resolved quickly. I'll check this out and get back to you shortly.

 

[JoshDW19]

Is this working for everyone now?

 

[Nick2253]

Still not working for me. I'm seeing the exact same behavior as my original post. If it matters, I'm on Windows 7 x64, and I've tried IE, Firefox, and Chrome.

 

[JoshDW19]

Ohhhh I see the problem now. We use a custom search plugin and it looks like the "search page" is trying to use native Xenforo search. I can fix this, but it may be early next week before I can get to it.

 

[Jatrabari]

@JoshDW19 I am still experiencing problems with search results.

 

[Redcoat]

JoshDW19 I am still experiencing problems with search results

JoshDW19 I'll confirm that the fix doesn't appear to be consistent, for me anyway - two days ago, no workee - yesterday and today it's OK.

 

[Jurgen Segaert]

This still isn't working for me; as soon as I e.g. re-sort the search results by date, the links are broken.
I'm on a non-mobile device and I tried different browsers (Chrome, IE)

 

[Redcoat]

Yes, I'll paste in "index.php?threads/" to the link when it does not have it.

 

[JoshDW19]

For now, just use the search box on the right that runs through Threadloom. Rather than pouring resources into fixing this, we're looking at making the transition to Xenforo 2 which claims to have fixed search issues. Sorry for the trouble!

 

[Nick2253]

Could we possibly get a warning in the search page to this effect?

 

[Redcoat]

For now, just use the search box on the right that runs through Threadloom.

That's the one I always use, after which I not infrequently get invalid links on clicking on the search results. The links can be fixed by pasting in "index.php?threads/" appropriately.

 

[Jatrabari]

@JoshDW19 Search results are again broken. They come out very strange and incoherent...

EDIT ... in Firefox Quantum. On Safari they look just fine.

 

[JoshDW19]

Thanks for pinging me @Jatrabari . Well that's just not good...I'll look into it but there may not be a lot I can do at the moment. We are planning a migration very soon to Xenforo 2.0 that should be able to use the new and improved Xenforo native search.

 

[Jatrabari]

@JoshDW19 Is the update coming soon as now the results are fine again (thank you) but when I try to sort the results or narrow more to any of the parameters I get the directed to the front page.

 

[JoshDW19]

Hey @Jatrabari,

We're planning on making an update happen sometime this week. I don't have an exact time but it should be very soon!

 

[masetime]

@JoshDW19 Any update on getting this permanently fixed?

Thanks