Better search function, please!

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beets_yum Joined: Apr 09 Posts: 440	quote Posted: 03 Feb 2011, 16:06 In the last week since I started tracking my food (again) I've searched for specific foods in the database that I know are in there. Some of them I entered myself. But the search turns up empty. I double check my spelling, try different combinations of words, etc. Then I go to Google and type in "fatsecret _______" and voila! there is it: a fatsecret.com link to the Fatsecret page for the food I was looking for, with all the nutritional info already entered. But the food is not turning up in a search on Fatsecret *itself. The search function is really bad! It's gotten so that if I haven't eaten something in a few days I will just first search Google to find the Fatsecret entry on a specific food. What's up? I feel like it was never this hard to find things in the database. Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.*
AshBash22 Joined: Jan 11 Posts: 1	quote Posted: 24 Feb 2011, 14:46 I am having similar issues!! I also find that the search function is lacking. My main issue is that the foods in my FatSecret Calorie Counter App on my Blackberry aren't on the website...or at least when I search for them they don't come up There's a lot of foods that I search for that I KNOW are in the database but they don't come up, but if I Google search them they do! Can anyone help me understand how to search properly or is this some sort of glitch in the system?
pixidaisy Joined: Jan 10 Posts: 548	quote Posted: 24 Feb 2011, 14:56 I got so tired of that i would just add it into my custom food thing and just click do not share so it was easy to find lol You say you want a cheeseburger but all I hear is "I need love" - a comic strip on the fridge at work. You have failed only when you quit trying. Until then, you're still in the act of progression. So, never quit trying and you'll never be a failure. My Blog http://pixpocketlint.wordpress.com/
beets_yum Joined: Apr 09 Posts: 440	quote Posted: 24 Feb 2011, 14:58 Yeah--good idea. And that also happens on my phone. Totally annoying. Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.
wwfr Joined: Sep 11 Posts: 1	quote Posted: 13 Mar 2012, 16:43 this needs to be fixed!!! it is still not working!
Lizzygracemu... Joined: Jan 12 Posts: 114	quote Posted: 14 Mar 2012, 09:17 Ya, the search totally SUCKS. I tried to add Ghirardelli 86% chocolate and it doesn't show up. AT ALL! I finally found it. It is even listed as "Ghirardelli Midnight Reverie Chocolate 86% Cacao" so why the heck doesn't it show up when I tupe in ghirardelli!!! Hello!
Wildebeth Joined: Oct 11 Posts: 5	quote Posted: 14 Mar 2012, 19:49 I agree; I find it's usually just easier to go to Google first.
ToHaveOrToBe Joined: May 11 Posts: 82	quote Posted: 15 Mar 2012, 08:07 I also noticed smart phone searches bring better/more results, go figure.
Blueg33 Joined: Sep 11 Posts: 1	quote Posted: 27 Mar 2012, 11:05 A load of things that used to be in the database seem to have disappeared. The whole site and Blackberry app are now much less useful; than before. Any feedback from the site owners?

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