Search tips for the Modulor webshop

The search function in the shop is easy to use. To maximize your effiency, however, we have put together a list of things you should know. Please read through the following directions in order to find products in the Modulor online shop quickly and efficiently:

• Empty results field (“Sorry, no products found”): try alternative terms, check your entry for spelling errors, use the singular instead of the plural or vice versa. If you are still unsuccessful despite varying the search term, do not hesitate to call us or send us an email so that we can advise you.
• Full text searches: the search for the words of your entry checks through all product information. This consists not only of the name and the description of the product, but any additional texts as well that appear when the info links found at the product page are clicked . Because of the many cross references in the individual product descriptions, it is possible that you will get a large number of results (e.g. a search for plastic). You can, however, limit/filter your search by adding search terms (comparable to an “AND” search – see below).
• Navigating the search results: for technical reasons the `go back one page´ button does not work on some browsers if you have clicked on an individual article from the result list and want to go back to the list again. In this case, please use the link “back to search result for …”.
• “AND” search: the search function of the shop is a so-called `And-search´. All the search terms entered must appear in every search result. Example: red paper will only find paper that is somehow related to the colour red (exactly as it is with a Google search). You can limit a result list that is too large by adding more terms in the search field: e.g.  red hand-made paper.
• Cross references/INDEX: cross references to other products in the shop are designated by capital letters (e.g. “Any gluing can be done with UHU PLAST”).  In order to use these cross references just enter the designated term in the search field.
• Synonyms: alternative names for our products (synonyms) are also taken into account during any search.
• Upper case or Lower case…is irrelevant to search results.
• Singular or Plural: most of the time, the plural is formed by simply expanding the root word (e.g. pencilS). Therefore, if you use the singular form in your search (pencil), article names that are written in the plural in the webshop (pencils) will also be found. The search term, then, will not necessarily exactly match the terms found in the results (in contrast to Google searches).
• Word order …does not matter
• Quotation marks…are ignored by the search program and should therefore not be used.
• Grammar: adjectives should avoid the comparative or superlative.
• Search syntax/Meta symbol: “*” or other meta symbols are not utilized (e.g. gift*). Terms of exclusion cannot be used either (e.g. entering paper -red´ in order to find all paper that is not red will not work).
• Article numbers: if you know the article number, you can enter it directly in one of the search fields. If entered in the top search field you will be sent to the overall heading under which all the various versions of the specific product are organized (patterns, sizes, colours, packaging units, etc.); if entered in the bottom search field, you will be sent directly to the exact version of the product you want to purchase.
• Modulor sample box: a search for articles found in the sample box (Sample Nr.) should be entered in the top search field.
• General information texts: a search in the information texts listed in the navigation bar at the far right is not possible at this time. A search, for instance, for our store hours will have no result.
• Firefox: The list of search engines in the Firefox web browser can be expanded to include the Modulor shop search. Simply pull down the list and add Modulor.