How does Q2A search work?

Fri, 03 Mar 2017 09:15:00 +0000

Is there a point system or weight value assigned to Questions, Tags and answers when searching by a keyword?

I was curious how the Search within my Q&A operates, or how it evaluates order. I was assuming:
(from a single-word search)

Search evaluates: Tags, Questions then answer...or a score? For example

Tag 1pt
Question 1pt
Answer 1pt

Finding the keyword in the question once, but the answer 3 times is a score of 4.
Finding the keyword in a questions once, tag once and answer 2 times is a score of 4.

If that's true, how does it order them. I noticed that a keyword I used was found in an assumingly unexpected order (as search results) as follows:

Searched keyword resulted in six questions with the keyword I searched for:
Q1. Tag (1), Answer(3)
Q2. Question (1), Tag(1)
Q3. Question (1), Tag(1), Answer(1)
Q4. Answer(1)
Q5. Answer (2)

I don't see relevance, should it be order be Questions: 1, 3, 2, 5 and 4 at best? The reasoning behind this order is that described below, a tag should have a higher point or weight over the search word in questions, then answers.

Is there a way I can add more "points" or weight to each, question, tag and answer. For example, I'd want the tags to be a point or weight value of 3, questions of 2 and answer of 1 when searching keywords. Over time I think this would help users think about their tags more carefully and determine the best suitable keywords.

If I'm completely wrong, I'll change this question so not to confuse others.

Thank you.

Update:
I just wanted to add I did view Related questions and found this, but it was from 2011 and others that remain unanswered.

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¿is there any alternative to create different pages with results filtered?

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