>ITopic - Wondering why a project you're trying to find won't appear when searching it up? Look here!

Sonickyle

If you can't find a project when searching it up using the search bar at the top of the Scratch website, then there may be a couple of reasons why it isn't there:

You're not searching specifically enough. If your search term is too short, then other projects may appear. Refine your search.
The project doesn't have enough tags. The project may not have enough tags, which can prevent it from showing up on the first page of results. They really help.
Google hasn't indexed it yet. This is the #1 cause of search problems. If a project has just been shared, Google won't be able to find it. Wait at least a week, then try again. If after a week it still doesn't appear, then again give it some more time. Google is temperamental.
You may need to clear your cache. No guarantee that this'll work.

Before how asking how to get your project shown on the search or complaining about how your project can't be found, please, pleaaasee read the reasons above, especially the third one about Google! Asking questions that have already been answered here, or that are answered on the big question sticky will not get you anywhere.

Last edited by Sonickyle (June 2, 2015 19:18:27)

No I don't make projects anymore. I left some time ago.
I only check the forums every now and then, but other than that consider me retired.

PrincessPanda_test_

So helpful!

MeDiaMond

This is very helpful and also very useful, especially because of this many topics about this.

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Swampert11

Nice guide.

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szogun

Finally people will know!

Sonickyle

Le bump.
More people need to know about this.

No I don't make projects anymore. I left some time ago.
I only check the forums every now and then, but other than that consider me retired.

Blaze349

Could this be stickied?

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Sonickyle

Bump since I've seen people with this problem recenty.

No I don't make projects anymore. I left some time ago.
I only check the forums every now and then, but other than that consider me retired.

MiniGamez

so,your saying i have to go through all my 50+ projects,just to add tags ):

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Sonickyle

MiniGamez wrote:
so,your saying i have to go through all my 50+ projects,just to add tags

It's not mandatory, but it helps.

No I don't make projects anymore. I left some time ago.
I only check the forums every now and then, but other than that consider me retired.

supercreeper2005

Sonickyle wrote:
If you can't find a project when searching it, there may be a couple of reasons why it isn't there:
You're not searching specifically enough. If your search term is too short, then other projects may appear.
The project doesn't have enough tags. The project may not have enough tags, which can prevent it from showing up on the first page of results.
Google hasn't indexed it yet. This is the #1 cause of search problems. If a project has just been shared, Google won't be able to find it. Wait at least a week, then try again.
You need to clear your cache.

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Sonickyle

Blaze349 wrote:
Could this be stickied?

Feel free to report the topic to be stickied. I'm not sure if I'll have luck reporting it myself.

No I don't make projects anymore. I left some time ago.
I only check the forums every now and then, but other than that consider me retired.

Cllawgraber

Sonickyle wrote:
Blaze349 wrote:
Could this be stickied?
Feel free to report the topic to be stickied. I'm not sure if I'll have luck reporting it myself.

stickied? why not stapled?

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TheHockeyist

Cllawgraber wrote:
Sonickyle wrote:
Blaze349 wrote:
Could this be stickied?
Feel free to report the topic to be stickied. I'm not sure if I'll have luck reporting it myself.
stickied? why not stapled?

Scratch terminology. [/offtopic]

Last edited by TheHockeyist (July 21, 2014 13:04:24)

Paddle2See

Sonickyle wrote:
Blaze349 wrote:
Could this be stickied?
Feel free to report the topic to be stickied. I'm not sure if I'll have luck reporting it myself.

I added it to this index of useful topics

http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/21060

Thanks!

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Yay, second topic I saw which was ITopiced today!

Sonickyle

Paddle2See wrote:
Sonickyle wrote:
Blaze349 wrote:
Could this be stickied?
Feel free to report the topic to be stickied. I'm not sure if I'll have luck reporting it myself.
I added it to this index of useful topics

http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/21060

Thanks!

Wow, thanks!

No I don't make projects anymore. I left some time ago.
I only check the forums every now and then, but other than that consider me retired.

Jonathan50

Sonickyle wrote:
If you can't find a project when searching it, there may be a couple of reasons why it isn't there:
The project doesn't have enough tags. The project may not have enough tags, which can prevent it from showing up on the first page of results.

Oh! The tags are like the ‘keywords’ search engines use!

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TheCentipede

Sonickyle wrote:
If you can't find a project when searching it, there may be a couple of reasons why it isn't there:
You're not searching specifically enough. If your search term is too short, then other projects may appear.
The project doesn't have enough tags. The project may not have enough tags, which can prevent it from showing up on the first page of results.
Google hasn't indexed it yet. This is the #1 cause of search problems. If a project has just been shared, Google won't be able to find it. Wait at least a week, then try again.
You need to clear your cache.

Thank you

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danny61734

Sonickyle wrote:
If you can't find a project when searching it, there may be a couple of reasons why it isn't there:
You're not searching specifically enough. If your search term is too short, then other projects may appear.
The project doesn't have enough tags. The project may not have enough tags, which can prevent it from showing up on the first page of results.
Google hasn't indexed it yet. This is the #1 cause of search problems. If a project has just been shared, Google won't be able to find it. Wait at least a week, then try again.
You need to clear your cache.

I did everything on the list and it didn't show up, am i doing something wrong?

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