Search This Site Box - Put It Above The Topics

[Fanriffic]

There seems to be a lot of repeat questions asked on this site, more so in the Adverts category.

Moving the "Search This Site Box" to below the Sign In / Sign Out area would make it more accessible to new users to search the site for answers.

When I stumbled across this site by accident looking for an answer I didn't notice the Search box at first because it was hidden off the screen.

[pie+mash]

Yes it is surprising (or maybe not) the amount of peeps that are not aware of the "search this site" box. It is perhaps more important to use now, because when posting a question, after hitting the submit button, it takes you to several other questions for you to check through to see if your Q has been asked before, then it asks if you want to post or cancel the question;

All very good, but I typed out exactly what you have, the question title and the first sentence. Not one example question even remotely touched on the subject!!

All the more reason to highlight the search box.

Having said that, people will still post a Q, no matter how many times it has been asked before!

[JoolsTwo]

It could also do with accomadating more words that it does. And now that it only searches in the topic you are in, which makes it difficult if you post in the wrong topic because you then can't find it. :-)

[Katiebee]

If I remember correctly, in the dim and distant past, the Homepage used to have a 'search the site' box, and then each individual category had a 'search this category' box. If we are merely going to be able to search by category, perhaps the box should be renamed as such? However, as previously mentioned, it is hit and miss whether you will find what you're looking for if and when you do use it!

[CT]

I'm sure i've said something along these lines in the past, in reply to some question or other in this section. It would probably save a lot of repeat questions.