how to search Dreamwidth?

[mellowtigger]

Does anyone know how to search the contents of my own blog for a specific keyword?

I relied for years on Google to keep it indexed for me, but I've started to doubt that it's "remembering" old posts properly. I suppose even Google must expire content eventually.

https://www.google.com/search?q=helium+site%3Amellowtigger.dreamwidth.org

I downloaded my Google+ posts before that site disappeared. I tried a Linux command to search there too, without success.

grep -rnw 'path/Google+ Stream/Posts/' -e 'helium'

Wait... wait... found it.  It was 11 years ago on Livejournal, before the exodus.

https://www.livejournal.com/rsearch?q=helium&journal=mellowtigger&journalId=7861226&searchArea=post

Now that I know the exact date, I can find it on Dreamwidth via the calendar.

https://mellowtigger.dreamwidth.org/7806.html

So, why does Dreamwidth not have an equivalent search function?  How can I search here for text in my own blog?  Is there maybe a tool to download all of my Dreamwidth content and search that vault on my local pc?

Comments

[mellowtigger]

It works, it works! Thank you! I kept using the search box on the top right of my blog, and it got me nowhere. That page works just fine for me, although it doesn't produce a handy url for sharing a specific query.
https://www.dreamwidth.org/search

I'm one of those special grandfathered-for-all-time accounts. I paid a big chunk of money a long time ago, and I never have to pay again. I've certainly gotten my money's worth on that deal. :)

[mtbc]

It kind of works but has an irritating habit of searching for related-form words rather than simply exactly what I typed!