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Search syntax

Type words or a Sphinx search expression in the query box. The plugin uses this expression for full-text matching through SphinxQL.

Start with a few words, then narrow the search using these examples, inspired by recent posts on The Standard.

All words
unemployment statistics

Find both words, anywhere in the indexed text. A space means AND; unemployment & statistics also works.

A phrase
"data centres"

Find these words next to each other, in this order. Use straight double quotes, as shown.

Either word
Labour | National

Find either word. Use the vertical bar for OR.

Leave a word out
election -Trump

Find election while excluding Trump. election !Trump also works. Include a positive search word; -Trump on its own is not a valid search.

Group alternatives
(Labour | National) unemployment

Find unemployment together with either Labour or National. Parentheses make combinations easier to read.

Words near each other
"coalition government"~5

Find these words close together, in either order, allowing fewer than five intervening words.

In a title
@title "data centres"

Find the phrase in a post or page title. Comments have no indexed title; select Posts for articles only.

In the body
@body "tactical voting"

Find the phrase in the text of a post, page or comment.

By an author
@author lprent @body search

Find search in the body of items whose indexed author name contains lprent. Use the displayed author or commenter name, which may differ from a login name.

In a category
@category politics

Match words in indexed category names. Use the Categories checkboxes to select a specific category and its descendants.

In a tag
@tags election

Match words in indexed tag names. Use the Tags checkboxes to select a specific tag. Comments inherit their parent post’s categories and tags.

Combine fields
@title election @body (Labour | National)

Require election in the title and either Labour or National in the body. A field applies to following words until another field or the end of its parenthesized group. @* switches back to all fields.

Which fields work with @?

The current index supports @title, @body, @author, @author_full, @category and @tags. @author_full lprent searches the same author text as @author lprent; it uses the same word-matching rules.

The date columns published_utc, calendar_day and date_added are numeric attributes used for filtering, date counts or ordering. They cannot be searched with @: expressions such as @published_utc 2026 or @calendar_day 20261107 produce a query error. Use the From and To (inclusive) controls for dates.

Likewise, use Content for posts, pages or comments, and the Categories and Tags checkboxes for specific terms. Their numeric IDs and content-type attributes cannot be searched with @.

For example, enter @title election, select Posts, set From to 2026-01-01 and To (inclusive) to 2026-11-07, then press Search. This combines the title search with an inclusive date range in the site’s time zone.

Find recent posts

Select Posts only and Newest first. In Text Search or Archive Explorer, set From to one year ago and To (inclusive) to today, then press Search. The sidebar opens Text Search, where you can add these dates. For comments, the date range uses the comment’s own date.

Try @title election, @title "data centres" or unemployment statistics. Recent starting points:

If the results surprise you

Check Content and the date, category and tag filters. English word endings may match the same stem, so quotes fix word order rather than spelling. Wildcard searches such as elect* require index settings that the plugin’s default configuration does not enable.

Enter the expression itself in the box; choose dates and ordering with the controls. For example, use Labour | National for alternatives.

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Popular tags and your selections. Names open tag archives; check boxes to combine filters.

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Colin’s new party!

· notices and features

https://twitter.com/toby_etc/status/613108553239261185 Help Colin name his new party... Update: https://twitter.com/MacFinlay/status/613123864587976704

humour

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National muppets

· notices and features

https://twitter.com/Rtmiss/status/611406908897923072 https://twitter.com/Rtmiss/status/611424177682169856 https://twitter.com/Rtmiss/status/611422006945255424 https://twitter.com/Rtmiss/status/611440417951723520 https://twitter.com/Rtmiss/status/611408317466804224 https://twitter.com/Rtmiss/status/611408080715132929 https://twitter.com/Rtmiss/status/611421830583226368 https://twitter.com/FoxyLustyGrover/status/611416705181487104 https://twitter.com/FoxyLustyGrover/status/611423513874837505 https://twitter.com/Rtmiss/status/611426183633178624

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National to extinguish private property rights!

· Natwatch

Shocking news! An urban development authority with the power to acquire private land for large-scale housing developments is one of 38 recommendations being made by the Productivity Commission. What? I'm just reporting it the way the media would if it was a remit at a…

Satire

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White Man Behind a Desk

· notices and features

Quiet Sunday morning? Check out White Man Behind a Desk. Promising! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gjLhR2_9z0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1RL1Y4FFKw

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Farrar’s STD

· Anthony R0bins

David Farrar has a bad case of STD (Standard Titillation Disorder). He seems to find us endlessly fascinating, if the desire of him and his Dirty Politics mates to spy on / hack this blog are anything to go by. Take this post on us…

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Calling people names

· Anthony R0bins

Spot the stunning lack of self awareness: https://twitter.com/oneforthedr/status/598330009946689536 The discussion which follows is pretty brutal for Key. So, pulling ponytails and calling people names - I guess it's true, the PM is 11 years old (a treat if you missed it last month!). I liked…

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Sphinx and Rachinger

· lprent

Let me see if I can make this clear enough for the non-tech public and jonolists, and for the techheads amongst you. The search engine on this site is run by Sphinx search. This is an open source general purpose package that every 7 minutes…

admin humour The Standard

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Planet Key

· notices and features

Turns out that "Planet Key" is not an election advertisement after all. The Electoral Commission got it wrong (on two counts) - and should so some serious thinking about this bungle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv25tcS6J-s

john key law Media music Satire

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Fruukd: New Media Venture

· notices and features

Media release from The Standarista Collective 1st April 2015 The Standardista Collective today announced plans for a massive new media venture, Fruukd. "This analogue-digital-quantum platform will take social media, big data, ultra-fast broadband and Web 3.0 to new levels of excellence in the production and…

Satire

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The Northland coverup

· notices and features

Ooops... https://twitter.com/BeeFaerie/status/577014796475760642 If you missed it in the weekend, also catch up with Armstrong on the Nats in Northland: Questionable tactics in race for Northland votes "New" jobs which may or may not be full-time jobs; "new" road bridges which are not a priority; "new"…

by-election humour

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Terry Pratchett has gone to meet Death

· notices and features

“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.” ― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent     The announcement https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/576036599047258112     The Independent The Guardian Ars Technica Buzzfeed The Telegraph BBC News

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