synonyms not active?

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sandi_mbf
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synonyms not active?

Post by sandi_mbf »

Hello,

I am using HTML 5 targets. In our documentation, we spell terms in one word that our users might search spelled in two words.
One example is "scalebar" that our users might search under "scale bar."
I set up the "scale bar" as a synonym to "scalebar" according to the instructions but the term doesn't return results in the search.
What else can I do?

Thanks!
NorthEast
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Re: synonyms not active?

Post by NorthEast »

It doesn't work because the synonyms can only be single words - you can't use multiple words (or hyphenated words, I think).

This isn't very obvious though, since the Flare interface (or help) doesn't tell you this or report an error.
sandi_mbf
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Re: synonyms not active?

Post by sandi_mbf »

Ah, I suspected that the multiple-word term could be an issue.
I also tried with "stackology" as a synonym for "image stack." So this time, the term that doesn't exist in the documentation is a one-word term, but the existing term in the documentation is a two-word term. I guess the issue remains the same though! Can't use multiple-word terms as either the "word" or the "synonym"...
I will test again with one-word terms. Now if they work, that will not solve my problem. I still need users who type two-word terms to find my one-word entries. Any idea to circumvent the synonym feature flaw? (without re-spelling my one-word terms?)

Thanks!
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