########################################################## Search, internal and external, needs help ########################################################## NumPy docs search gets sold short both by Google and the internal search box. Google search on 'numpy' returns: .. image:: ./numpy_google.png The first hit doesn't look like a useful page, and for a long time I didn't see the `NumPy Documentation` link on the last line. The next hit seems to be the docs, but it's an old version. Calling it up returns a page that says .. image:: ./this_doc_is_for_an_old_release.png :alt: "This doc is for an old release. The lastest documenation can be seen at https://numpy.org/doc/stable" which is a useful warning, but the link takes you to another old version: .. image:: ./numpy_v1.18.png :alt: "Heading for NumPy v1.18 Manual" Internal search has problems too. I'd seen a `Numpy basics` page and wanted to return to it: .. image:: ./numpy_basics.png :alt: "Page titled 'Numpy basics'" When I search for "numpy basics," it's not there: .. image:: ./numpy_basics_search.png :alt: "Long list not including 'numpy basics'" I wasn't surprised to see complaints about both types of search in the SciPy survey. I could investigate how search can be improved -- or the fixes might be left to an expert and I'd just open an issue. But repairing search shouldn't be neglected.