How do i bookmark a forum search?

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To bookmark a forum search for your own posts, click on your name on the forum's front page, then select "view more posts by [username]" from the dropdown menu. This will display your posts in order of recency. The forum search feature is preferred as it allows users to see if there are new replies in threads, unlike the direct post list. Additionally, enabling thread subscriptions through the User Control Panel can help track replies to threads you participate in. This method enhances the ability to stay updated on discussions of interest.
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how do i bookmark a forum search? in particular, a search for my own posts.

i am only searching for new posts so google is useless.
 
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You can click on your name on the front page of the forum and you'll get the option to search for the posts you have made. They'll come up in order (most recent first).
 
If all you're interested in doing is searching for your own newest posts, click on your name over there on the left
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and in the drop-down menu you get, select "view more posts by granpa"
This will take you straight to a list of your posts, most recent displayed first.

You can do this for any user whose posts interest you.
 
none of those links gives the same results that the forum search does. forum search lists threads and i can tell immediately whether anybody has added a post to those threads.
 
granpa said:
none of those links gives the same results that the forum search does. forum search lists threads and i can tell immediately whether anybody has added a post to those threads.

Oh, if you want to know if someone has replied to a thread, you might want to consider enabling subscriptions to threads you post in/create. You can do that through the User CP.
 
yeah i forgot about that. i had to turn it off because my browser kept crashing but now that i have a new browser and a new email program i guess i should turn it back on.
 
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