I would love trying to fix these search problems. The first step would be to make sure you're using decent search software, like SOLR, rather than something con

I would love trying to fix these search problems. The first step would be to make sure you're using decent search software, like SOLR, rather than something constructed ad hoc from the database. That's easy. The next step would be exploring the options the search software provides and coming up with a schema that makes the most of its capabilities. I think a lot of sites go off track at this point, because they don't take the time to customize the search and they let the potential go to waste. As a consumer, I've all but written off site search engines, and I use Google or bing to search their sites when I really want to find something.