You probably know, the search function on the forum doesn't work very well. There is a much better way to search the forum, and it's probably easiest if you pretend the search box on the forum isn't even there. [note to admin: why not just remove or hide the search functionality?]
TL;DRThe secret trick: use Google to search for you. To use Google, just click in the address bar of your browser, and type "site:forum.mrmoneymustache.com " followed by whatever text you're searching for. Boom! Done!
If you have time to read, try thisThe problem with the above solution is you have to type "site:forum.mrmoneymustache.com" too often. What if there was a way to automate it? Luckily, there is.
I'm using the Chrome browser, so I'm giving the instructions for Chrome. Maybe somebody else could post instructions for other browsers?
- in the address bar, type "chrome://settings/searchEngines"
- scroll to the bottom, until you see the photo attached below
- where it says "Add a new search engine", type "mmm"
- where it says "Keyword", type "mmm"
- where it says "URL with %s in place of query", type "https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aforum.mrmoneymustache.com+%s"
- click the "Done" button and close the tab
Now, whenever you want to search the forums, go to the address bar, type "mmm " and whatever word you're looking for. Then hit Enter.