search by date

[jarekczek]

Currently we can only search by date using "last ... days" (or months etc) option. But in a big forum (like Emacs) when I want to check what was happening around the exact date there is a problem. Seems like Nabble gives me no such option. In programming forums it is important to check a given period, because discussions often accompany code changes. The time of a code change is kept in a code repository and is easily accessible there.

I would like to ask for a date filter, with From and To fields.

Search tips say "You can narrow your search result by date. " but this is not exactly true.

I am Nabble enthusiast and inserted several forums into Nabble. I was sure Nabble gives any search option one can dream about. But maybe just this little step more is needed :)

[jarekczek]

Could you please answer this support request? I would accept any way of searching by dates, even through url variables.

If I donate to Nabble (buy credits), does it help to implement the feature?

[GregTest]

The Nabble Support Team seem particularly busy at present, so the delay in a Free Support response is unusual.

You need to pay for Premium Support rather than paying to remove ads. For details, just go to "Nabble  Support" and attempt to post a New Topic there.

[jarekczek]

But still a reply is possible in the free support forum :) Thank you Greg.

I consider paying for support or becoming a helper member, but I'll wait a week or 2. It would be great if you could answer technically to this request.

I believe you want free clients too and so I believe some things may be done without a fee. Actually free clients also bring money through adds. The more I link to Nabble, the greater your income. I hope this cooperation will hold.

Cheers,
Jarek

[Pedro]

It is not possible to exactly what you want, but we can do something similar with this approach:
Go to your search_page_html macro and edit you result loop like this:

<n.results.loop.current_node.>
	<n.if.contains_substring string="[n.current_node.when_created.custom_format format='dd-MMM-yyyy'/]" substring='Nov'>
		<then><n.search_result_row/></then>
	</n.if.contains_substring>
</n.results.loop.current_node.>

You have to replace the substring "Nov" for the searched one. This is just a suggestion of which direction you should code this feature.
I will try to improve it to you if you need it when I have time.