Tweaking the HEF "search" function's performance

There's been some recent discussion about the fact that that HEF's search function is less than ideal. Some of the reason for that is the "character limit"--search terms must be at least 4 characters. Just like everything in life, that's a compromise. Searching for shorter terms will yeild dramatically more results, but it would also increase the workload on the server.

The difficulty lies in the fact that many of the items our members might be looking for have names of fewer than 4...

Tweaking the HEF "search" function's performance

Tweaking the HEF "search" function's performance