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Waze uses a third party forum software called phpBB to drive its forums.


Waze uses a third party forum software called phpBB to run its forums on.
This software has a feature that attempts to keep large searches from slowing down the forums for everyone. Unfortunately, this feature causes words that are commonly used to not be searchable.


This software has a feature that attempts to keep large searches from slowing down the forums for everyone. Unfortunately this feature causes words that are commonly used to not be searchable.
A workaround for this is to use Google's site specific search to look for posts.


A workaround for this is to use Google's site specific search to look for posts.
From the Google page, search for:


In Google search for:
<code>SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM <your search term(s) here></code>


SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM <your search term(s) here>
For example, to search for the phrase: no permissions


eg: no permissions
<code>SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM "no permissions"</code>


SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM "no permissions"
Note that this workaround has a limitation that Google must have already indexed the topics being searched. Therefore, newer topics may not be available at the time of your search.


Note that this workaround has a limitation that Google would have to have indexed the topics being searched.  So newer topics may not be available at the time of your search.
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 18 May 2017

Waze uses a third party forum software called phpBB to drive its forums.

This software has a feature that attempts to keep large searches from slowing down the forums for everyone. Unfortunately, this feature causes words that are commonly used to not be searchable.

A workaround for this is to use Google's site specific search to look for posts.

From the Google page, search for:

SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM <your search term(s) here>

For example, to search for the phrase: no permissions

SITE:WWW.WAZE.COM/FORUM "no permissions"

Note that this workaround has a limitation that Google must have already indexed the topics being searched. Therefore, newer topics may not be available at the time of your search.