Conversation started Nov 14, 2015 at 21:47.
David Freitag
David Freitag
Nov 14, 2015 21:47
I use google to search SE, it works much better than the SE search.
Just do: <query> site:*.stackexchange.com
kim holder
kim holder
yeah, i've started doing that too. but it has lots of other results too, and you have to sort through them.
ooooh. well that's a great tip.
David Freitag
David Freitag
Yeah it limits to that site. So if there is a specific forum you want to search for a thread you know of but their search is awful, just use google.
kim holder
kim holder
hell, i wonder if there's an add-on for chrome that lets you set up a few sites for that?
cuz i'd add it for sure
David Freitag
David Freitag
What do you mean?
kim holder
kim holder
maybe it doesn't work the way i think, but an add-on that creates a tool bar where you can set up the top few websites you generally search within, so the little 'site:*x.x' is already there instead of typing it each time.
David Freitag
David Freitag
Nov 14, 2015 21:56
well, if you use chrome you can setup custom searches
Settings -> Manage search engines -> Scroll to bottom -> Add new custom search
kim holder
kim holder
i have to go buy meat before the butcher closes, if i'm not already too late. but lots of users don't know these little things. offer them an add-on, they'll go for it. but i'll go find that and add it in like you say.
David Freitag
David Freitag
Ah it won't work
The URL can't have spaces so you can't do what I was thinking you could do
Atleast not without some jiggery pokery
@kimholder You can do this: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s%20site%3Astackexchange.com
Add a new search engine= StackExchange Google, Keyword= se, URL= https://www.google.com/search?q=%s%20site%3Astackexchange.com
Then, when you type "se " into the address bar, chrome will say "Search StackExchange Google: "
kim holder
kim holder
Nov 14, 2015 22:14
@DavidFreitag oh hey, actually when i check through the list of search engines, it is already there :P
David Freitag
David Freitag
@kimholder Yeah but that searches the site using the site, mine searches the site using google.
kim holder
kim holder
ah yes. i pasted the queries so i could see the whole thing.
huh. well, i've got that now.
thanks for both bits of guidance.
David Freitag
David Freitag
No problem :]
 
Conversation ended Nov 14, 2015 at 22:17.