I've done as you suggested here, it will definitely match queries such as EDM2000 but if someone enters 2000 it will search everything that contains 2000 - it doesn't match according to date (except via parliamentary session).
Harry Metcalfe wrote: > Quick thought: > > The search doesn't match edm numbers. "EDM2000" returned no results, and > "2000" (correctly, but not usefully) returned lots of things with dates > in them. > > I'd add something to the search box that recognises EDM(\d\d\d\d) and > shows all the edms with that number in each session, with the most > recent one first. > > Great site though -- and has already come in handy. > > Harry Thanks, this is an important distinction and I've now updated the main page, the about page and the EDMs and MPs pages (though some might not reflect the change yet). Rob McKinnon wrote: > A small point: the official EDMs site is run by Parliament, which is > its own entity, separate from Government. I recommend replacing the > phrase "government portal" with "parliament portal" across your site. _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
