Search a specific site with Google

01 March 2008 · 0 comments

Many websites don’t have a search function and on many others the search function doesn’t work well. And anyway, with a search box in the toolbar of most browsers, it’s often quicker to search a particular site directly from Google. Here’s how. [First published March 2003.] I like some variety when I walk our dogs, [...]

Many websites don’t have a search function and on many others the search function doesn’t work well. And anyway, with a search box in the toolbar of most browsers, it’s often quicker to search a particular site directly from Google. Here’s how. [First published March 2003.]

I like some variety when I walk our dogs, so sometimes I want to search the Wellington City Council site for a list of dog exercise areas. You’d think I’d bookmark the pages I need …

Here’s how I use Google to speed up that search.

Go to Google and enter the search terms. Here’s mine (I didn’t use the speech marks): “dog exercise“.

Now, how to make Google look just on the Council site and not all over the net: add a “site” qualifier: “site:wellington.govt.nz“.

My search now looks like this: “dog exercise site:wellington.govt.nz“.

And you know what? It works — the first two results link to exactly the information I need.

Written for and reproduced from CommunityNet Aotearoa Panui, March 2003. It has been rewritten for use here.

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