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We have received a lot of feedback from you about the search function in swapz 3 which really wasn’t very good. So, after a lot more work we have finally finished a new search engine for the site and really hope that you all like it.

Here are a few tips on how the new search engine works:

1. Swapz search does not search for words which have less than 3 letters in them - for example if you enter “hi” or “A8? it will not bring up any results.

2. Some words like “have”, “you”, “from” etc. are not searchable. Currently in the search black list we have the following words:
all, and, any, are, but, can, for, from, get, great, has, have, just, not, one, only, out, the, this, very, will, with, you, your

3. Swapz search is not case sensitive - for example the words “bmw” and “BMW” will bring up exactly the same results

4. If you enter several words the search engine brings up the most relevant results to the top of the list.

5. The search results list is formatted with newly listed items at the top.

We hope you will like your new search - fell free to post your comments here and we will try to further improve it based on your experience and feedback.

My guests is a new feature in swapz 3 and can be accessed form the members homepage or from Community > My Guests.

It was added to let you see who has browsed your profile and listings. Why? Well, if a user has browsed you or your listings it is most likely you have something listed that is of interest to them. By knowing this and browsing their listings in return it should help you make more successful  swapz, quicker.

To see your Guests’ profiles and listings just click on their username to open their profile. As well as checking out their swapz  and wantedz listings take a minute to read their About me – it could be a chance to make a new friend with similar interests.