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🔍 Search Syntax Guide
Basic Search
water management
→ Finds pages with both words (implicit AND, but not enforced)
Quoted Phrases
"climate change"
→ Finds exact phrase only (words must be adjacent)
"water management" sustainability
→ Exact phrase + another word (all required)
OR Operator
climate OR weather
→ Finds pages with either word (or both)
"climate change" OR "global warming"
→ Either phrase (or both)
water OR soil management
→ Interpreted as: water OR (soil AND management)
AND Operator (Optional)
climate AND change
→ Same as climate change (AND is implicit)
→ Useful for clarity in complex queries
Combining Search Types
"food security" agriculture OR farming
→ Exact phrase + (agriculture OR farming)
Autocomplete
Start typing and suggestions appear automatically
Click or press Enter to add term to search
Press Tab to complete without searching
When you're happy with the search terms click the Search button
Helps prevent spelling errors and discover related terms
Tips
- Use quotes for exact phrases:
"air quality"
- OR and AND must be UPPERCASE to work
- AND is optional (already implicit):
water soil = water AND soil
- More words = more restrictive (implicit AND)
- Check badges: 2/3 terms shows partial matches