First of all you must navigate your self to the 'Search Members' section, by following the link in the main menu.



You will then be presented with a search form, and many options which we will details below:



All sections on this form are optional criteria to search for a member, some have further options as detailed below:

Drop down menu options:

+ Starts With - When selecting this search option, you are able to enter the first part in, this is useful when you are unsure of a members full username, you are able to enter the first part in, our search feature will then match your criteria.

+ Ends With - This is opposite to the 'Starts With' search option, and allows the search from back to front.

+ Matches - This option will allow you to search for specifics, and will search for your criteria exactly.

+ Contains - This option is more of a general search, allowing you to specify more than one option to search which maybe contained within a members profile.

Username - Search by username.

Real Name - Search by users real name.

ICQ Number - Search by users ICQ (Messenger).

AIM Handle - Search by users AIM (Messenger).

YIM Handle - Search by users YIM (Messenger).

MSMN Handle - Search by users MSNM (Messenger).

URL Contains - Search for web address.

Location Contains - Search by members location.

Occupation Contains - Search for members by their occupation.

Interest Contains - Search for members by their interest.

Last login is more than X days ago - Search for members that have logged in more that X (your specified) days ago.

Last login is less than X days ago - This search option is the opposite to the one above, searching for members that have logged in less than X (your specified) days ago.

Joined date is more than X days ago - Search for members by their joined date, which is more than X (your specified) days ago.

Number of Posts is greater than X - Search for members by how many posts they've made and more.

Number of Posts is less than X - Search for members by how many posts they've made and less.

Sort By - There are various options, which determine how your search results are displayed, they are as follows:

+ Username - Sort your results by usernames.

+ E-mail - Sort your results by E-mail addresses.

+ Last Login - Sort your results by when members last logged in.

+ Joined Date - Sort your results by when the member registered on our site.

+ Number Of Posts - Sort your results by how many posts they've made.

Order - The following options determine on how your results are displayed from higher to lower, A to Z or visa versa.

+ Ascending Order.

+ Descending Order.

Number of members per page - This simply allows you lengthen or shorten your search results per page, some prefer to only see 10 members per page, some prefer 20 and so on.

Once your ready to search click the 'Submit' button.

Please Note: You do not need to use all the fields for searching, the more you use the more specific your search becomes, if you are doing a general search for members within your area, then all that is required is the 'Location' option.