New Donedeal

L-M · 05-04-2011 9:43am #1

Donedeal seems to have finally sorted out the search function!

They also seem to have done it in such a way that you can still use it like before!

BuzzFish · 05-04-2011 9:46am

Whats changed?

L-M · 05-04-2011 9:48am

Whoops, if you look at the top of the home screen it says "DoneDeal has a new design. Try it out now"

Mc Love · 05-04-2011 9:48am

whatever they have done its worse

Edit: Even with the new design - the search is still crap

MidlandsM · 05-04-2011 9:49am

Limerick man wrote: »

Donedeal seems to have finally sorted out the search function!

They also seem to have done it in such a way that you can still use it like before!

Donna, Emer, Melrona, Kevin, Declan, John, Geraldine, & Fred are chuffed.:D

BuzzFish · 05-04-2011 9:51am

Direct link to new site:

http://www.donedeal.ie/donedeal/swapDesign/v2.do

gyppo · 05-04-2011 10:50am

Mc Love wrote: »

whatever they have done its worse

Edit: Even with the new design - the search is still crap

Its a pity searches are not title based - it would rid all the crap where sellers add **** at the bottom of their ad in order that its found in a search.

SimonF · 05-04-2011 11:16am

there new search has a make / model based search which removes all that crap.
when you advertise a car you have to put in more specific details on the car and the search uses this.
You can still use the old text based search which will pick up the search crap people put ie.

MidlandsM · 05-04-2011 11:36am

SimonF wrote: »

when you advertise a car you have to put in more specific details on the car and the search uses this.
.

but still part of the prob is that people dont have to put in the more specific details you refer to,they can just bypass it if they want to, and loads do.

Mc Love · 05-04-2011 11:49am

gyppo wrote: »

Its a pity searches are not title based - it would rid all the crap where sellers add **** at the bottom of their ad in order that its found in a search.

Did a search with the added in sections and put ST in the other text box and this is one of the results due to the fact they have "St. Marys Road" :rolleyes:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1941618

Big Nasty · 05-04-2011 12:08pm

Does this look like a Mustang to you?

gyppo · 05-04-2011 12:11pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Does this look like a Mustang to you?

My point exactly

MidlandsM · 05-04-2011 12:15pm

or a free giveaway

ShadowHearth · 05-04-2011 12:20pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Does this look like a Mustang to you?

I loled! He allmoust managed to put in all catalog in there

Hal1 · 05-04-2011 12:22pm

Can you filter out search results with descriptions like "First to see will buy" and "fookin mint so she is" :rolleyes:.

ShadowHearth · 05-04-2011 12:25pm

Hal1 wrote: »

Can you filter out search results with descriptions like "First to see will buy" and "fookin mint so she is" :rolleyes:.

You forgot: " fockin mint so she is" + " LAD " !

SimonF · 05-04-2011 12:26pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Does this look like a Mustang to you?

did you try putting mustang into the "All models" text box, only pulls up one car.

if people really want to sell a car they'll put in the correct details asked when entering it.

mike65 · 05-04-2011 12:35pm

Two filters? I know its a cheap site but the cars section really does need to be able to seperate fuel type, gearbox type, body type, etc.

Caliden · 05-04-2011 12:35pm

If you use the menu on the left you get rid of alot of the spam, makes it a hell of alot easier to find some models although a 'free text field' would be nice to narrow down the results further

05-04-2011 12:38pm

altezza twin cam levin starlet glanza gt corolla twincam supra civic sir vti crx accord

Mr Benevolent · 05-04-2011 12:46pm

The search is still friggin' awful. You need at least five filters to get reasonable results.

We need a Carzone-like site at Donedeal prices.

mullingar · 05-04-2011 12:54pm

Has anybody got in contact with Donedeal to see if they are going to change their crap search engine?

fonecrusher1 · 05-04-2011 1:03pm

I don't get it?!

When you select cars from the left hand side you get offered all the car makes. Then when you select a car make...lets say Honda, you get every honda in the world dumped into one search.
After you select honda you should then be offered a selection of Honda models ie; accord, civic, hrv etc etc???? Its simple. Yet they still haven't grasped this.

They nearly have it right. But its still a wee bit clumsy.

Caliden · 05-04-2011 1:27pm

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

I don't get it?!

When you select cars from the left hand side you get offered all the car makes. Then when you select a car make...lets say Honda, you get every honda in the world dumped into one search.
After you select honda you should then be offered a selection of Honda models ie; accord, civic, hrv etc etc???? Its simple. Yet they still haven't grasped this.

They nearly have it right. But its still a wee bit clumsy.

When the search results appear you can select model, just above the results.

fonecrusher1 · 05-04-2011 1:48pm

Caliden wrote: »

When the search results appear you can select model, just above the results.

Yeah but you have to type in the model. Also you have to type in the year in the search box. Unless you want to scan through every year of the car you want from the last 20 years.

select car > audi

bmw ---- I select this.

citroen

honda

etc...

BMW select model > 3 series

5 series ---- I select this

6 series

X5

etc...

5 series select year > 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

etc... and so on....

The same system as carzone.^

MidlandsM · 05-04-2011 3:23pm

mullingar wrote: »

Has anybody got in contact with Donedeal to see if they are going to change their crap search engine?

Donna, Emer, Melrona, Kevin, Declan, John, Geraldine, & Fred:pac::pac::pac::pac:

DonnaDoneDeal · 05-04-2011 3:33pm

Hi folks, I'm Donna from DoneDeal.

Thanks for all the feedback! Our search is still only in stage 2 of the upgrade. I would recommend that you search using the search options drop downs in the Cars section as this will give you the most specific results.

Here's the details on our new search plans here:
http://blog.donedeal.ie/2011/03/search-by-car-make-and-model/

The next stage will have a new design and will have fuel type, mileage, body type, price aswell as make and model and will be launched shortly

Hope you like our new home page, if anyone hasn't seen it so far, you can check it by clicking the "Try it out now" link at the very top of the home page:
http://www.donedeal.ie/donedeal/

Oh, and I forgot to say thanks for highlighting that not exactly a mustang ad! All those search words have been removed and the seller has been contacted and informed that if they use search words in the future, their ad will be removed without refund.

New Donedeal

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