Is it just me or did they used to be a little drop down button where it says thread tools on each section Might just be me but i used to use it alot to search the thread titles
Don't personally remember seeing that but the search button is right above. You can search for thread title with it.
That is an Invision Power Board feature so probably Pixeladd is confused with that. Sometimes I do just the same, trying to find native IPB tools or features as a result of time spent in forums based on that software.