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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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Names open category archives. Check boxes to combine filters, including subcategories.

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Tags

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

Browse all tag archives

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Fair Pay Agreements – a no-brainer

· notices and features

CTU President Richard Wagstaff has a great opinion piece in the Dom Post this morning pointing out why Fair Pay Agreements are good for business as well as Kiwi workers: Remember when you could pay a mortgage, keep the kitchen cupboard full, take the kids…

business Economy wages workers' rights

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Sonic Attack

· Bill

It seems like an employee at the US consulate in Guangzhou heard himself losing his marbles. Seriously. As reported by The Guardian, dutifully echoing and reinforcing a  The New York Times article, he had "been hearing sounds like “marbles bouncing and hitting a floor” since April last year."…

China International Politics Propaganda us politics

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Open Mike 08/06/2018

· notices and features

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

open mike

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Daily Review 07/06/2018

· notices and features

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …

Daily review

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Open Mike 07/06/2018

· notices and features

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

open mike

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Daily Review 06/06/2018

· notices and features

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …

Daily review

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Dud advice

· mickysavage

The methamphetamine scandal continues day after day. I almost feel sorry for National waking up to the same bad news of incompetence, lack of understanding and anti poor people belligerence their handling of the issue clearly displays. And unlike days of yore where they had…

bill english crime drugs housing national same old national Simon Bridges

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Who needs strategy?

· advantage

At the moment, the United States of America is headed towards full employment. Quibble about the stats if you like, but President Trump has been there long enough to make a difference irrespective of how much is directly attributable. He also seems to be making…

China Economy employment International Politics us politics

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Open Mike 06/06/2018

· notices and features

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open mike

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Daily Review 05/06/2018

· notices and features

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Daily review

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Open Mike 05/06/2018

· notices and features

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open mike

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Were Etu union delegates threatened at a select committee?

· Natwatch

On the face of it this is really disturbing behaviour. It has been alleged that National MP Parmjeet Parmar threatened to tell the employers of submitters to the Education and Workforce Select Committee what they had said in evidence if they did not withdraw their…

Abuse of power democracy under attack democratic participation Dirty Politics national Parliament Politics same old national Unions workers' rights

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Open Mike 04/06/2018

· notices and features

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open mike

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Who Really is Judging the Poor?

· koreropono

Families living in poverty, those who rely on food banks have internalised the overt, covert and inadvertent negative discourse that keeps the poverty conversation focused on individual blame, while ignoring the systemic causes of the problem. ‘Two incomes not enough for Christchurch family seeking food…

benefits class war uncategorized welfare

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Open Mike 03/06/2018

· notices and features

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open mike

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Open Mike 02/06/2018

· notices and features

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open mike

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Daily Review 01/06/2018

· notices and features

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Daily review

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Reclaiming the Mountain

· advantage

The Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage, through Predator Free 2050 Ltd, have awarded $11.7 million of funding to controlling pests across Taranaki. This is a contribution to protecting 4,500 hectares of farmland surrounding Egmont National Park. That will create a virtual barrier by a network…

Conservation Environment greens

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Open Mike 01/06/2018

· notices and features

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open mike

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Daily Review 31/05/2018

· notices and features

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Daily review

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