Many Internet users are aware of the availability of search capabilities in Google. Almost every user knows about such an operator as site:, with which the ability to search within a single website is achieved. But in fact, the number of available operators is much larger. Today we will consider the main Google search operators and the possibilities of their application.
Search operators and their application
Of course, remembering them is not difficult - after all, such commands are usually short. But at the same time, when it comes to use, not all users know how to make the search really effective. The simplest solution is to write the necessary Google search operators on a piece of paper or create a text document or a table containing commands directly on the computer. So they will always be at hand, which will greatly simplify and optimize the process of searching on the Internet.
Most important commands
So, let's look at some of the most popular and useful commands. The following search query operators are the most requested:
- Quote sign "". Makes the query more precise.
- Sign "minus". With it, you can exclude results containing a certain word from the output. For example, if you want to find book reviews, but exclude results related to the movie of the same name.
- OR, or sign | - allows you to merge the issue simultaneously for two requests.
- Parentheses sign () - groups requests.
Operators useful for SEO search
The following search operators commonly used for SEO tasks:
- website: - search is carried out on a single site. In this case, it is important to prescribe the desired page without a space, immediately after the command. This operator is very handy as it allows you to display all available results in the desired portal.
- cache: - using this operator, the cache of the web page is displayed. The command is used to find out if the latest changes are visible to the search engine.
- related: - searches for web pages that are similar to each other. In this case, you can find those web resources that contain similar content. But it is often difficult to predict in advance whether the search will be effective - for many, the logic of the search carried out by Google remains incomprehensible.
- filetype: - this operator allows you to search for pages containing specific files. In this case, only those pages that contain the file of the required format will be reflected in the search results. For example, you can find pdf, doc and other files available upon request.
- intext: - the command looks for the desired word in the text of the page.
- intitle: - the desired word is searched in the title of the resource.
- inurl: - the command allows you to find those pages that contain the search word in their url-address. When using this command, it is important to correctly spell the required word. Otherwise, the search will be carried out together with an error.
Widgets
There are also operators that update this or that search engine widget. Chances are you've used one or more of these commands by accident more than once. The most popular of them are the following:
- Weather (an analogue is the Russian-speaking operator "weather") - you can find out the weather in a particular locality. For example, the query "weather Kaliningrad" will return a widget with the weather in the specified city.
- Source (news). Reflects in the search engine news on request.
- Map (map). When you enter this command, a Google map will be displayed.
- Define (meaning). The widget helps to search through dictionaries.
So, we hope that the listed operators in Google search queries will be useful to you. Note that over time, the search engine may introduce new commands into circulation; others, on the contrary, may become obsolete. So stay tuned - there may always be a search engine operator that will be most useful for your search.