Navigating FoodAnswersOnline

The main way to navigate in FoodAnswersOnline is with topics, which you can type in to the text box at the top of all search pages or select from the Tags box on the left side of search pages. Clicking a topic in the Tags box always refines your search and narrows the result set to those items which have both (or all) the topics.

When I search, can I limit it to only parts of FoodAnswersOnline?

When you search, either by typing in a word or phrase or clicking a topic in the Refine Your Search box, you can choose from four different scopes: only your own directory, popular blogs, the directories in your watchlist, or everybody's directories. Switch to a different scope by clicking the name of your choice; the active scope is indicated by having its name shown in green, slightly larger type.

What's a watchlist, and how do I search it?

A watchlist is a list of users you find having interesting lists (and that's why you decided to put them in your watchlist). If you want to search your watchlist only, you can either click the radiobutton next to it, or click on the link "My Watchlist".

Can I sort the search results?

Sure! You can sort the results by popularity or most recently added. Just click the Sort by (popular | recent) selector at the top of the search results listing.

Refine With Tags

Here you've found a bit of our secret sauce, part of what makes FoodAnswersOnline different from other similar web services. Our system analyzes your search and compares it to the topics available within all of FoodAnswersOnline (or the directory you're viewing), selecting the most relevant to include. This means that, as more topics and pages are added to our database, the same search will return different, more relevant sets. The way you and other members organize topics in your collections are of course a significant component of the calculation.