Moopad.com (beta)

During the planning stages for the new Beta version of the site, one of our priorities was to optimize the site for search engines (SEO) as well as make the site more user friendly from a URL perspective. The new design supports a multitude of search-friendly parameters in a variety of combinations, making it easier and quicker for members to locate items based on parameters they specify in the address bar. See the list below for details on which parameters can be used and their corresponding formats.

Site Navigation:

Enter the page you wish to visit within the site. For example if you wished to view the Posts page, you could simply type '/posts' after the host header (http://www.moopad.com).

Member:

Enter a specific username after the page designator (see Site Navigation above). This parameter is inclusive and can be used in conjunction with most other parameters with the exception of Group. Group and Member are mutually exclusive and cannot be combined.

Group:

The Group parameter is specific to each member. Entering one of your group names directly after the page designator will return all accessible items by members within the specified group. This parameter is inclusive and can be used with most other parameters with the exception of Member. Group and Member are mutually exclusive and cannot be combined. Note: This option is currently only available for built-in groups (family|friends|favorites).

Year:

Enter a four-digit year. For example, enter '/2006' to see all the items from the year of 2006.

Month:

Enter a two-digit month. For example you can use '/02' to see all items created in the month of February. All month parameters must be preceded by a four-digit year.

Day:

Enter a two-digit day. For example you can use '/25' preceded by a month parameter of '/12' to see all items created on Christmas for a particular year. Like the month parameter, the day parameter must be preceded by both a year and month with corresponding forward slashes.

Time Frame:

Enter a number. This is a special parameter that allows you to search for items created within the last XX number of days. For example if you wanted to see all items for the last month or so, you could simply enter '/30' as your time frame parameter. Please note that Time frame and (Year/Month/Day) parameters are exclusive and cannot be used together at the same time. However, this parameter can be used in conjunction with most other parameters.

New:

Enter the term '/new' on the address bar to see all your unread or undiscovered items. This feature is only available to members and you must be logged in to use it. Please note, that the New parameter is completely exclusive and thus cannot be used in conjunction with any other parameters. The limit for new posts is 90 days.

Draft:

Enter the term '/draft' on the address bar to see all your draft items. This feature is only available to members and you must be logged in to use it. Please note, that the Draft parameter, like the New parameter, is completely exclusive and thus cannot be used in conjunction with any other parameters.

Discard:

Enter the term '/discard' on the address bar to see all your discarded items. This feature is only available to members and you must be logged in to use it. Please note, that the Discard parameter, like the New and Draft parameters, is completely exclusive and thus cannot be used in conjunction with any other parameters.

Tags:

Enter '/tags/' followed by a specific tag. It should be noted that there is a second forward slash after the word 'tags'. For example, if you wanted to find all items that had been tagged with the term 'college', you would simply enter '/tags/college'. This parameter is inclusive and can be used in conjunction with one or more additional parameters.

Page Navigation:

Enter '/pg/' followed by a specific page number. It should be noted that there is a second forward slash after the term 'pg'. If your preliminary search returns more than a certain number of items, you will be able to page through all of them using the built-in navigation/paging. But you can also use the address bar to navigate to a particular page if you find it quicker. For example entering '/pg/4' would take you to page four of a particular result set. Keep in mind that if you enter a page number beyond that of the total pages, you will get no results. This parameter is inclusive and can be used in conjunction with one or more additional parameters.

UID:

A unique identification number normally associated with an individual item such as a post or image. Most likely you will never find yourself entering one of these into the address bar. However, the site is set up to accept individual UIDs for search engine and permalink purposes. A permalink is a term used to describe the direct path to viewing a particular item. If you open up an item in a window to view it, you will normally find a button with the word "link" on it. Clicking this button will allow you to view/copy the permalink if needed. Listed below are a few additional examples of how to enter the above parameters into the address bar to generate search results:

Enter:

http://www.moopad.com/posts/jsmithy/2007/

Results:

Returns all posts created by member 'jsmithy' in the year 2007.

Enter:

http://www.moopad.com/images/90/

Results:

Returns all images added in the last 90 days.

Enter:

http://www.moopad.com/images/2006/07/19/

Results:

Returns all images added on the day of July 19, 2006.

Enter:

http://www.moopad.com/posts/mwilliams/tags/cat/

Results:

Returns all posts created by member 'mwilliams' that are tagged with the term 'cat'.

Enter:

http://www.moopad.com/posts/bjohnson/180/

Results:

Returns all posts created by member 'bjohnson' within the last 180 days.

Enter:

http://www.moopad.com/images/2008/tags/ocean/

Results:

Returns all images added in 2008 that are tagged with the term 'ocean'.

Enter:

http://www.moopad.com/posts/draft/

Results:

Returns all your non-published posts.

Enter:

http://www.moopad.com/posts/new/

Results:

Returns all unread posts created within the last 90 days.

Enter:

http://www.moopad.com/posts/hjones/2007/pg/2/

Results:

Returns all unread posts created by member 'hjones' in 2007 and automatically navigates to the second page of the results returned (Note: The page number is dependent on the total number of results returned. Invalid page numbers will yield no results).

A tag is simply a word or phrase that is used to describe one or more themes within your content. It is a way of cataloging actual or conceptual references within your text, so that your content can be easily retrieved in the future.

To use an analogy, tags are designed to work similarly to the index of a book. Tags, like the book index, allow you to find content related to specific terms. The only difference is that with tags, you don't need to know which page the content is on.

Tag Updates:

Because of the sheer volume of tags used throughout the site, we have opted to move the bulk of tag processing offline, rather than filtering live. As such, tags are not immediately available to users once they've been added to content. However, testing showed that processing tags offline allowed for a dramatic increase in site performance. When we stacked the pros and cons, performance came out on top. Not to worry, however, because tags are automatically updated within the system every hour, on the hour.

The Tags Module:

Tags within the Tags module are automatically refreshed* each time the main record list reloads. If you click on a particular member's username under the Members module, the tags, archives and styles for that individual are automatically loaded. Likewise when you deselect the member's username the Tags and Archives sections will reload to reflect the changes. If you select a group under the Groups module, a compilation of all the tags used by members within that group is loaded into the Tags module. If neither member nor group are selected, the Tags module will load up a small collection of popular tags used by everyone on the site. For larger tag collections, the less popular tags are removed by default. To view the entire collection in this instance, click on the "more" link at the bottom of the Tags module.

* This feature is currently unavailable in Internet Explorer due to an IE bug.

Search using tags:

You can locate content easily using tags in several different ways. Clicking on an individual tag within the "Keywords" section of a post will retrieve content that matches that tag against the tagged items in the database, or you can use the search function which matches your search term against the title, content and tag fields of items in the database.

Adding your own tags to content:

One or more tags can be added to just about any item that uses an editor window to modify its content. If you see a "Tag this..." field in the editor window, you can add/modify tags for that item. Choosing the tags is completely up to the user. You can select tags which fit the overall concept of your post, or you can simply add custom tags that make it easier for you yourself to retrieve the content at a later date. It's completely up to you.

Allowing others to tag your items:

Keep in mind that if you give permission to other members to tag (reference), comment (respond) or modify (revise) your content, they will have the ability to add tags to your content. Additionally, any tags added to comments in response to one of your posts, will automatically be appended to the tags for your post. This is done to assist in retrieving the posts and related comments at a later date. If you, as the author of a post, do not agree with the tags others have added, you can simply remove the individual tags using the editor.

Lastly, the ability to tag, among other options, is a privilege that only you can grant to others. Always double check your group permissions for each item (under the "Share this..." section of the editor), to ensure they are set correctly.

Registered members who are logged into the site can add and modify content. Once you have uploaded or imported images to the site, you will have the option of inserting these images into your textual content using the Rich Text Editor (RTE) provided. This feature is not available if the member has disabled the RTE option under their account settings.

Once you have an editor window open and you're ready to add an image, just click on the Insert Image buttonon the editor toolbar to open the Insert Image Panel. Three options are available to you for choosing/locating an image.

Upload Images:

If you already have images in the system, clicking the Uploaded tab will open a panel showing all of your uploaded images. If you don't already have images in the system, or you simply want to add more, clicking the plus [+] button on this tab will open the Upload utility.

Import Images:

Clicking the Imported tab will show you all of the images you've imported from Flickr. If you don't have any imported images but would like to add them, just click the [+] button on the Imported tab. If you have already authorized this site to connect on your behalf, the auto-import process will begin. If you have not provided authorization, Flickr will prompt you to make sure it's okay. Once you agree, the auto-import process will begin. Note: If you're not logged into your Yahoo account you will be redirected to Yahoo's home page where you will need to log in prior to authorizing or importing. Once you're logged in, just return and follow this process again. Once the import process has completed, you can close the import window. Click the refresh button on the Imported tab to see your new images.

Search Images:

Lastly, you can click the Search tab to open the Yahoo Image Search panel. Type in a term or terms in the search bar, click "Go" and you now have a full assortment of image options available to you, just like you would if you were searching directly online.

Regardless of the image source (upload|import|search), previewing and inserting an image into your content is done in the same manner. A single left-click on the image will open it up for previewing. Double-clicking the image will insert it into your content. If you want to remove an image from within the content, just left-click on the image thumbnail once within the content and hit the Delete or Backspace button on your keyboard.
Once you've add all the images you want, click the Insert Image buttonagain to close the Insert Images panel.

As of the current version of this help document, the Search function retrieves results based on the page you are on. For example, if you are on the Posts portion of the site, it will apply your query to all the posts in the database vs. if you were viewing Images, it would search all images in the database.

To answer your question, the search capability supports the following operators: