Site links search box is the search box your get in google search results when you search for your website name in google search. It looks similar to this. Here is how to get Read more…
Updated wordpress to 5.0 and not happy with the new Gutenberg editor? Follow the below steps to replace your Gutenberg editor with the old classic editor. Before you follow the instructions, make sure your are Read more…
Though SSDs offer very fast access, they are relatively smaller and run out more quickly. If you are tight on space, you could use the following tool to get out of it quickly. credit: MihailUlianikov/iStock/GettyImages On Read more…
Manual extractor is used to extract certain parts of your pages and display them in search results. This can be used if a certain pattern is available in your website that can be followed and Read more…
Here are steps to create a wordpress search engine using expertrec. Go to https://cse.expertrec.com Choose wordpress. Enter your wordpress website URL. Wait for crawl to complete and check your demo. If in case if your Read more…
Google custom search is a nice product that lets you add search functionalities . Here are some disadvantages to keep in mind while using google custom search. No support– You are very much on your Read more…
Here are steps to exclude certain pages form your expertrec custom search engine search results. Sign in to https://cse.expertrec.com/?platform=cse Navigate to crawl-> What to crawl->Filter Under filter URLs-> Enter the URLs or the URL patterns Read more…
There are two search modes that come with the expertrec custom search Search overlay mode. (search results will load on the same page) Search results on another page.(search results will load on another page). The Read more…
Google image search api was deprecated as of May 26 2011. What are the options and alternatives? Option 1- Google custom search image API- Create a custom search engine. Enable search the entire web. Enable Read more…
In this article we will see how to increase the search suggestions in expertrec custom search engine. This can be established with the help of a pre hook script in your control panel . What Read more…
Facets helps in drilling down your on site search results based on file types or other meta data of search data.(for example pdf, images etc..) By default certain facets like pdf, html ,applications are enabled Read more…
Adding another user or admin helps in better administration of your google custom search search. Here are steps to add another user/ admin to your google custom search. Go to cse.google.com Choose your custom search Read more…
A pre-script hook is a piece of code that runs before the search is loaded. Here are some applications of this pre-hook scripts feature- Increasing number of suggestions (or) drop down results in the search Read more…
In this article, we will see how to use expertrec’s custom search extractor feature. A extractor is usually used to extract certain portions of your website to display in expertrec’s custom search engine. Usually a Read more…
In this article we will see how to make expertrec search crawl your website faster. A prerequisite is that you have created a custom search engine using expertrec from https://cse.expertrec.com/?platform=cse How to increase crawler speed Read more…
Page builder plugins for wordpress helps in building pages according to your tastes without any coding. Here are the best picks from our team. Elementor– Elementor helps build beautiful pages without coding. It also comes Read more…
Here are the steps I followed to get a speed of 99 in google page speed insights. These are simple steps anyone can follow and no coding is required. Reduce the number of blog posts Read more…
Here are the best free plugins for increasing your wordpress site speed. Humming bird– Hummingbird zips through your site and finds new ways to boost page speed with fine-tuned controls over file compression, minification and full-page, browser and Gravatar caching. Load Read more…
Sometimes u might need to have a lot of websites and you want to add it to google custom search. Using this method you will be able to add a list of websites at one Read more…
Here are 10 proven methods to improve google custom search and improve your site search performance. Turn on autocomplete– By default the autocomplete is turned off in google custom search. You can enable it by Read more…
In this article we will see how to add synonyms to google custom search with the help of an example. In this example, I have created a custom search engine on linkedin for search user Read more…
In this article we will see how to create filters in google custom search using an example. I have created a custom search engine using gcs for searching user profiles on linkedin. We will see Read more…
In Google custom search, you can use schema.org to restrict the search results to certain categories. For example you can create a movie only search engine or job only search engine. Here is an example. Read more…
Expertrec Custom Search engine lets you search semantically if you enable advanced search option under UI Customisation -> features -> Advance Search in the Expertrec control panel. This will enable search to be aware of Read more…
In this article, we will see how to create a ad free custom search engine for large websites (websites having more than 100,000+ pages) using expertrec. Some sample use cases could be You are looking Read more…
Here are steps to add duckduckgo site search engine search to your website. Go to https://duckduckgo.com/search_box Give a width to your search box ( An ideal width is around 250 px ) the default is 480 Read more…
Google custom search– Create a google custom search engine from https://cse.google.com and create a google custom search for your wordpress website. It is free. The only issue is that GCS has ads and this could mean losing Read more…
Here are steps to get your google custom search engine ID (CX Id) Go to your google custom search control panel https://cse.google.com/cse/ Go to setup-> search engine ID. Copy your Google custom search engine ID. This Read more…
In this article we will see how to add or edit sitemap in expertrec custom search engine. Make sure you have created your custom search from https://cse.expertrec.com/?platform=cse Navigate to Crawl-> What to crawl->Sitemap. Enter your Read more…
Here are easy steps to add your squarespace site to google search console. Go to https://search.google.com/search-console/ Sign in with your gmail id. Enter the squarespace website URL you want to verify and click on add property. Read more…
We have a default setting which is ideal for most of the users. But if you still want to alter the setting and fine tune according to your requirements, this post is for you. In Read more…
In this article we will see how to add meta tags to your wordpress home page or any other page. This might be helpful in establishing your site ownership to webmaster tools such as Google Read more…
What are synonyms in search engines? Imagine your customers are using a site search engine and people are searching for “open source” and there are no docs matching “open source’. But there are documents that Read more…
Here are the features that google search appliance offered. Since GSA has shut down, here are a list of features you must look for when looking for a suitable replacement. Sorting by metadata – This Read more…
Sometimes your wordpress comments might not show up due to some issues. Here is a quick fix for this issue. As you can see in my wordpress site, comments have been disabled. To enable wordpress Read more…
The site search box is one of the most important features of your site that helps users find what they want. A study shows that site users who search are more likely to buy (or Read more…
Follow the steps below to add voice search to your magento site. Go to https://cse.expertrec.com Enter your magento site URL. Enter your magento sitemap. Choose your nearest data center. Wait for crawl to complete. Add Read more…
Google search appliance has been discontinued as of March 2019. In this article we will see how to replace your Google search appliance with expertrec. Here are the search trends for Google search appliance from Read more…
Expertrec’s custom search engine supports chinese language. Here are steps to create your own chinese custom search engine. Go to https://cse.expertrec.com?platform=cse Enter your chinese language website version URL (For example- http://www.apppark.com/cn) Choose your nearest data center. Read more…
Here i have compiled a list of hacks that I have written on Google custom search. Enjoy! How to remove ads in google custom search How to enable autocomplete in Google custom search How to Read more…
Google search appliance has been discontinued recently. Check out their pricing structure This information has been extracted from the document titled Improving your ROI with Google Enterprise Search. This particular table showcases the Google search appliance pricing
When you sign up for a custom search engine using expertrec from https://cse.expertrec.com?platform=cse, you will get a piece of code to add to your website to take search live. You can get your expertrec custom Read more…
Once you have created a custom search engine from https://cse.expertrec.com?platform=cse, you might want expertrec’s search crawler to crawl your website more frequently. This depends on the frequency of content updation in your website. Here Read more…
Here are top 5 replacements for Google search appliance. Expertrec– Expertrec is a hosted Site Search solution that can help you deliver relevant results effortlessly, with advanced cloud search technologies and setup solutions. It comes with a Read more…
Here are the top open source and free alternatives to Google search appliance – SOLR– Solr is an open source enterprise search platform. It features include full-text search, highlighting, facets, real-time indexing and much more. It Read more…
We at Expertrec provide Enterprise grade search for websites. We had built a custom search solution which will allow users to provide a search of their website. This helps people to find the content much Read more…
Sometimes you wordpress admin tool bar could be missing from your home page or other blog pages. Here are steps to fix this issue- Enable toolbar from admin panel- Go to WordPress admin panel-> Click Read more…
In this article we will see two methods you can create a google sites search bar. Method 1- Using expertrec custom search engine Go to https://cse.expertrec.com/?platform=cse Enter your google sites website URL. Enter your sitemap Read more…
If your Google sites search is not working, you could try the following steps to get your google sites search up and running. Go to https://cse.expertrec.com/?platform=cse Enter your google sites website URL. Enter your sitemap Read more…
In this article we will see how to create a squarespace search filter using expertrec. The default squarespace search engine lets you create a single filter ( search within a page) You can use expertrec’s Read more…
Here are easy steps to add code to your squarespace website. Login to your squarespace website. Click on Add block Search for code Add the code to the block Press apply and Save the page. Read more…