# Should search prioritize recent topics over older topics?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-prioritize-recent-topics-over-older-topics/19099>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2014 年8 月 20 日 16:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-prioritize-recent-topics-over-older-topics/19099 "2014-08-20T16:00:12Z")\
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作者： ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
发布日期： [2014 年8 月 20 日 19:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-prioritize-recent-topics-over-older-topics/19099/7 "2014-08-20T19:00:03Z")

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This is off topic (a bit) so I apologize in advanced.

This is where a dedicated search page with an excerpt under each title would greatly help. It gives me a better idea of whether or not this topic is the one I want, as there is an excerpt there to help me make my decision.

Back on Topic:

I struggle with the current search implementation. I spend way too much time trying different search terms/multiple terms to try and find what I want. Then I go to the category I thought it may be in, and search only that category. Keep this going for several minutes until I either 1) give up, or 2) find what I was looking for.

New users won’t spend as much time as I do.

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