Search Tips
By default the 25 Problems search engine tries to locate pages which have exact matches for all of the words entered in your search query. If that fails, it then tries to locate pages which contain any words in your search query. If that happens a short message is displayed at the top of the search results indicating this has been done.
In addition, there are several ways to modify the default search behavior:
Phrase search
The search engine supports three types of phrase search.
To match an exact phrase, use quotes around the phrase. Example: "free search engine"
To match a near (within a couple of words) phrase, use square brackets around the words.
Example: [tenant association]
To match a far (within several words) phrase, use braces { around the words }
Example: {free search engine}
Plus + and minus “-” qualifiers
If you prepend a word with a plus sign + that word is required to be on the page.
If you prepend a word with a minus sign then that word is required to not be on the page.
Examples: “+rental” or “-luxury”
The Asterisk or Star * wild card
If a query word or string of characters ends with an asterisk, all words on a page which start the same way as that query word will match. Example: condo*
The question mark ? wildcard
If a query string contains a question mark, any character will match that position. Example: b?g will return hits like big, bog, bag, beg, and bug
Boolean Search
You can use the following boolean operators in your search: AND, OR, NOT. These operators MUST be in capital letters.
Example: (contact AND us). OR. (about AND us)
Finally, all of these techniques may be combined: +alway* ‒ne??r*
.
In addition, there are several ways to modify the default search behavior:
Phrase search
The search engine supports three types of phrase search.
To match an exact phrase, use quotes around the phrase. Example: "free search engine"
To match a near (within a couple of words) phrase, use square brackets around the words.
Example: [tenant association]
To match a far (within several words) phrase, use braces { around the words }
Example: {free search engine}
Plus + and minus “-” qualifiers
If you prepend a word with a plus sign + that word is required to be on the page.
If you prepend a word with a minus sign then that word is required to not be on the page.
Examples: “+rental” or “-luxury”
The Asterisk or Star * wild card
If a query word or string of characters ends with an asterisk, all words on a page which start the same way as that query word will match. Example: condo*
The question mark ? wildcard
If a query string contains a question mark, any character will match that position. Example: b?g will return hits like big, bog, bag, beg, and bug
Boolean Search
You can use the following boolean operators in your search: AND, OR, NOT. These operators MUST be in capital letters.
Example: (contact AND us). OR. (about AND us)
Finally, all of these techniques may be combined: +alway* ‒ne??r*
.