How to limit search to first and surname linked together, so that the search doesn't s treat names separately.
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bugbear commented
In the basic search box surround the name parts in quotes
"John Webb"
In Advanced Search, type
John Webb
Into the Use exact phrase entry field.
You're welcome.
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Anonymous
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In searching names it is very frustrating when e.g. the full name cannot be searched , entering "John Webb" will show all instances of "John" as well as "Webb" which means a lot of nugatory searching results. It should be possible for a search by a full forename and surname together.
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Anonymous
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If I search for “Richard Andrew” it is ridiculous that I get endless articles which include every reference of a Richard only and every reference of an Andrew only. Eg an article might include the both the names, Richard Smith and Andrew Smith. I don’t want those, nor do I want St. Andrews church. If I search for my ancestor, Newark Andrew, I do not want every article referring to the town of Newark.
I think the algorithms need urgent updating.
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Anonymous
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not just names: please can we search on field A and field B so that only newspaper articles containing BOTH terms are returned, eg Sheratt + teacher