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gem1001
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

Introducing ForumFind, a topic search engine for the Scratch Forums!


Features:
  • Topic search
  • Dark mode
  • Sort of decent mobile support
Q&A:
  • Why no post search?
    My server proved incapable of searching nearly 10 million posts in a reasonable time.
  • Why is there CSS code for posts?
    It was originally going to have post search, but it was removed for the reason in the first question.
  • How long does it take for new topics to appear?
    Up to about 2 seconds, maybe longer if it's acting up.
  • What is the forum ‘???’?
    Forum 53.
  • Why are the hidden forums listed at all?
    Felt like it
  • How did you make the logo?
    Adobe Illustrator
  • How did you make the favicon?
    Paint 3D
  • How long is this going to last?
    Hopefully at least until the NGP forums come out, which will probably instantly break it

Last edited by gem1001 (Sept. 8, 2026 16:05:50)

redspacecat
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

Nice!
gem1001
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

redspacecat wrote:

Nice!
Thanks!
medians
Scratcher
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

oh god please make it search all posts instead D: (newest preferably)

Last edited by medians (Aug. 30, 2026 21:12:39)

gem1001
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

medians wrote:

oh god please make it search all posts instead D: (newest preferably)
Sadly the database runs on a random netbook
samkoiiii
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

cool but i want to search for every post that includes my username.
Epicness123
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

Very cool!!
medians
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

guys does it work here!!1!
My browser / operating system: Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0, No Flash version detected

samkoiiii wrote:

cool but i want to search for every post that includes my username.
The topic creator said:
My server proved incapable of searching nearly 10 million posts in a reasonable time.
gem1001
Scratcher
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

medians wrote:

guys does it work here!!1!
My browser / operating system: Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0, No Flash version detected
Sadly not, for a handful of reasons:
  • Cloudflare Turnstile doesn't support it for some reason
  • It uses for…of loops
  • It uses .includes() to detect the dark mode cookie
  • It uses async/await, modules, and Fetch
It might soon idk

Last edited by gem1001 (Aug. 31, 2026 14:22:05)

CaptFrIEdshrimp
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

Can you make it un-blockable?

My school filter is starting to block random things
_nix
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

Nice work, this will be very helpful. Best of luck keeping it online. I suggest that the results show the date each topic was posted, if this is in your database (or can be added in without much difficulty).
mingo-gag
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forumfind | Scratch topic search

Interesting
gem1001
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CaptFrIEdshrimp wrote:

Can you make it un-blockable?

My school filter is starting to block random things
Not sure how I would make it absolutely unblockable, although it might be that it hates the .cc domain

_nix wrote:

I suggest that the results show the date each topic was posted, if this is in your database (or can be added in without much difficulty).
It isn't currently in the database, but it's probably possible to implement it.
CaptFrIEdshrimp
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gem1001 wrote:

CaptFrIEdshrimp wrote:

Can you make it un-blockable?

My school filter is starting to block random things
Not sure how I would make it absolutely unblockable, although it might be that it hates the .cc domain
No, it just blocks that page only, not the site
ChristianScratcher1
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1000+ posts

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Wait this is cool.
By any chance can you try to also have search results search with peoples posts so it doesn't just look for topic names?

This looks rly cool so far tho
Cheezzychiknzzz
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ChristianScratcher1 wrote:

Wait this is cool.
By any chance can you try to also have search results search with peoples posts so it doesn't just look for topic names?

This looks rly cool so far tho
Unfortunately, it can't search for individual posts

gem1001 wrote:

  • Why no post search?
    My server proved incapable of searching nearly 10 million posts in a reasonable time.
unless if I'm misinterpreting your post
CaptFrIEdshrimp
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ah, bad bumping, since this is on the front page, but the last post before me is from yesterday.
CaptFrIEdshrimp
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bump again
Shaun_lo
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CaptFrIEdshrimp wrote:

Can you make it un-blockable?

My school filter is starting to block random things
my school blocks it as, “Other adult content” probably might be the name.
CaptFrIEdshrimp
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bump

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